Volume 19, Number 2—February 2013
Letter
Imported Hepatitis E Virus, Central African Republic, 2011
Julie Bouscaillou, Narcisse Komas, Vianney Tricou, Emmanuel Nakouné, Benjamin Sélékon, Arnaud Fontanet, and Mirdad Kazanji
Table
Chronology of events and clinical test results for 11 immigrants from India participating in a study of imported hepatitis E virus, Central African Republic, 2011*
| Participant, region of origin |
Arrived in Central African Republic |
Symptomatic period, 2011 |
Biological specimen collected |
Test result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgM |
rRT-PCR
blood |
rRT-PCR
stool |
AST, U/L† |
ALT, U/L‡ |
||||
| 1, Orissa | 2011 Apr 29 | NS | Mid Jun | + | + | + | 852 | 791 |
| 2, Orissa | 2011 Jun 4 | NS | Mid Jun | − | + | − | 22 | 14 |
| 3, Orissa | 2011 Jun 4 | Late Jun | Mid Jun | + | − | − | 26 | 12 |
| 4, Orissa | 2011 Jun 4 | NS | Mid Jun | + | − | − | 25 | 23 |
| 5, West Bengal | 2011 Apr 5 | Late Jun | Mid Jun | + | − | − | 31 | 23 |
| 6, West Bengal | 2010 Oct 10 | Early Jul | Mid Jun | + | − | − | 9 | 7 |
| 7, Orissa | 2011 Apr 29 | Late May | Mid Jun | + | − | − | 23 | 18 |
| 8, Karnatanka | 2011 Feb 23 | Early May | Mid Jun | + | − | − | 16 | 7 |
| 9, Orissa | 2011 Jun 4 | Early Jul | Mid Jun | + | − | − | 19 | 12 |
| 10, West Bengal | 2011 Apr 5 | Early Jul | Mid Jun | + | − | − | 24 | 23 |
| NC, Orissa | 2011 Apr 29 | Early Jun | Early Jun | + | + | NA | 2,100 | 840 |
*rRT-PCR, real-time reverse transcription PCR ; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; NS, not symptomatic; NC, participant whose case was notified ; NA, not available.
†Reference value 5–34 U/L.
‡Reference value 11–66 U/L.
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