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

Ahmed, Ayman; Ali, Yousif; Siddig, Emmanuel Edwar; Hamed, Jehan; Mohamed, Nouh S.; Khairy, Amna; Zinsstag, Jakob

doi:10.3201/eid2808.220397

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

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8 2022
By Ahmed, Ayman ; Ali, Yousif ; Siddig, Emmanuel Edwar ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Ahmed, Ayman ; Ali, Yousif ; Siddig, Emmanuel Edwar ; Hamed, Jehan ; Mohamed, Nouh S. ; Khairy, Amna ; Zinsstag, Jakob
Description:

We report hepatitis E virus (HEV) outbreaks among refugees from Ethiopia in Sudan during June 2021-February 2022. We identified 1,589 cases of acute jaundice syndrome and used PCR to confirm HEV infection in 64% of cases. Implementing vaccination, water, sanitation, and hygiene programs might reduce HEV outbreak risk.
Subjects:

Disease Outbreaks Hepatitis E Hepatitis E Virus Humans Refugees
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(8):1722-1724
Pubmed ID:

35876603
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC9328910
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Journal Article
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Letter
Place as Subject:

Ethiopia ; Sudan
Volume:

28
Issue:

8
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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