Volume 22, Number 7—July 2016
Dispatch
Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Dromedaries, North and East Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan, 1983–2015
Table
Sample characteristics and detection rates of orthohepevirus Agenotype 7 in 6 countries, 1983–2015
Country | Time period | No. positive/no. tested (% positive) |
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Virus RNA |
Antibodies | |||
Serum | Feces | |||
Sudan | 1983 | 0/60 | 15/35(42.9) | |
Somalia | 1983–1984 | 1/105 (0.9) | 14/35 (40.0) | |
Egypt | 1997 | 0/50 | 22/35 (62.9) | |
Kenya | 1992–2015 | 2/889 (0.2) | 11/35 (31.4) | |
United Arab Emirates | 2013 | 1/500 (0.2) | 5/267 (1.9) | 13/35 (37.1) |
Pakistan |
2012–2015 |
8/567 (1.4) |
21/35 (60.0) |
|
Total | 12/2,171 (0.5) | 5/267 (1.9) | 96/210 (45.7) |
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