Detection of IgA class antibody to hepatitis E virus in serum samples from patients with hepatitis E virus infection

Kurt H. Chau; George J. Dawson; Khalif M. Bile; Lars O. Magnius; Maria H. Sjogren; Isa K. Mushahwar

doi:10.1002/jmv.1890400414

Detection of IgA class antibody to hepatitis E virus in serum samples from patients with hepatitis E virus infection

Kurt H. Chau, George J. Dawson, Khalif M. Bile, Lars O. Magnius, Maria H. Sjogren, Isa K. Mushahwar^*

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Abstract

A newly developed assay for IgA class antibody to hepatitis E virus (IgA anti‐HEV) was used to study 145 serum samples collected during an outbreak of an enterically transmitted hepatitis that occurred in 3 villages in the lower Shebeli region of Southern Somalia between January, 1988 and November, 1989. A total of 52.4% of the afflicted patients were found positive for IgA anti‐HEV, and 73.1% of these were also positive for IgM. Both antibodies disappeared during the convalescence period. Similar results were also seen in serum obtained from sporadic cases of acute waterborne hepatitis in Pakistan. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	334-338
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Medical Virology
Volume	40
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.1890400414
State	Published - Aug 1993
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

HEV infection
anti‐HEV antibodies
hepatitis E virus HEV

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Detection of IgA class antibody to hepatitis E virus in serum samples from patients with hepatitis E virus infection

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