Volume 26, Number 2—February 2020
Research Letter
Hepatitis A Virus Genotype IB Outbreak among Internally Displaced Persons, Syria
Table
Serology and PCR analysis of serum and plasma specimens from the suspected hepatitis outbreak*
Lab ID | District | Serology |
Molecular analysis |
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HAV IgM | HAV total | HAV vRNA | HEV vRNA | Genotype | |||
1 | Fafin | + | + | + | – | ND | |
2 | Fafin | + | + | + | – | IB | |
3 | Fafin | + | + | + | – | IB | |
4 | Fafin | + | + | + | – | ND | |
5 | Fafin | + | + | + | – | ND | |
6 | Fafin | + | + | + | – | IB | |
7 | Fafin | + | + | + | – | IB | |
8 | Fafin | + | + | + | – | ND | |
9 | Fafin | – | + | – | – | – | |
10 | Fafin | + | + | + | – | ND | |
11 | Fafin | + | NS | + | – | ND | |
12 | Fafin | – | + | – | – | – | |
13 | Fafin | – | + | – | – | – | |
14 | Quneitra | + | + | + | – | ND | |
15 | Quneitra | – | + | + | – | ND | |
16 | Quneitra | – | + | – | – | – | |
17 | Quneitra | + | + | + | – | ND | |
18 | Quneitra | + | + | + | – | IB | |
19 | Daraa | + | NS | + | – | ND | |
20 | Daraa | + | NS | + | – | ND | |
21 | Daraa | + | NS | + | – | IB | |
22 | Daraa | + | NS | + | – | ND | |
23 | Daraa | + | NS | + | – | ND | |
24 | Daraa | – | NS | – | – | – |
*HAV, hepatitis A virus; HEV, hepatitis E virus; ND, not determined; NS, no sufficient volume; +, positive; –, negative.
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