Open AccessEvidence of Hepatitis E Virus Exposure among Seronegative Healthy Residents of an Endemic Area
Author(s) -
Mohammad Mushtaq Husain,
Ratika Srivastava,
Rama Akondy,
Rakesh Aggarwal,
Shahid Jameel,
Sita Naik
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
intervirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1423-0100
pISSN - 0300-5526
DOI - 10.1159/000319840
Subject(s) - hepatitis e virus , elispot , virology , immunology , biology , antibody , medicine , immune system , t cell , genotype , biochemistry , gene
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is endemic in the Indian subcontinent. Detection of serum anti-HEV IgG has traditionally been used to determine prior exposure to this virus. We studied HEV-specific recall immune responses in healthy subjects with and without detectable anti-HEV IgG.
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