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Volume 28, Number 8—August 2022
Research Letter

Hepatitis E Virus Outbreak among Tigray War Refugees from Ethiopia, Sudan

Ayman AhmedComments to Author , Yousif Ali, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig, Jehan Hamed, Nouh S. Mohamed, Amna Khairy, and Jakob Zinsstag
Author affiliations: University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan (A. Ahmed, E.E. Siddig, J. Hamed); Sirius Training and Research Centre, Khartoum (A. Ahmed, N.S. Mohamed); Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland (A. Ahmed, J. Zinsstag); University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (A. Ahmed, J. Zinsstag); Sudan Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum (Y. Ali, A. Khairy); Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (E.E. Siddig)

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Number of cases of HEV infections per week among Tigray War refugees from Ethiopia in Sudan, June 2, 2021–February 21, 2022. HEV infections occurred in 3 humanitarian camps for refugees in Gedaref State, Sudan. The HEV outbreak peaked in July 2021 during which 395 cases were reported. HEV, hepatitis E virus.

Figure. Number of cases of HEV infections per week among Tigray War refugees from Ethiopia in Sudan, June 2, 2021–February 21, 2022. HEV infections occurred in 3 humanitarian camps for refugees in Gedaref State, Sudan. The HEV outbreak peaked in July 2021 during which 395 cases were reported. HEV, hepatitis E virus.

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