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Oxford University Press, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 5(209), p. 652-657, 2013

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit409

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Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in an Urban Population in Zambia: Strong Association With HIV and Environmental Enteropathy

Journal article published in 2013 by Choolwe Jacobs, Clarance Chiluba, Cynthia Phiri, Mpala Mwanza Lisulo, Mumba Chomba, Philip C. Hill, Samreen Ijaz ORCID, Paul Kelly
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Abstract

Background. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection causes major epidemics of infectious hepatitis, with high mortality rates in pregnant women. Recent reports indicate that HEV coinfections with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may have a more protracted course. However, the impact of HEV infections in communities heavily affected by HIV remains poorly studied. We set out to examine age-related seroprevalence in a community where we have previously carried out studies on environmental enteropathy.