Nationwide Hospital-Based Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Virus in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Ashraful Islam Khan (Author), M Salimuzzaman (Author), Md. Taufiqul Islam (Author), Mokibul Hassan Afrad (Author), Tahmina Shirin (Author), Monjur Hossain Khan Jony (Author), Md. Ashraful Alam (Author), Mahmudur Rahman (Author), Meerjady Sabrina Flora (Author), Firdausi Qadri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are transmitted by the fecal-oral route and are responsible for epidemic and sporadic outbreaks of acute hepatitis in low-income countries like Bangladesh. Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the seroprevalence of acute...