[Hepatitis E virus: detection of antibodies in blood donors in Lebanon].
One hundred Lebanese volunteers blood donors were tested for the qualitative detection of antibodies against hepatitis E virus (HEV) by an immunoenzymatic method. The results showed 4% of positivity. This figure allows us to confirm the presence of infection due to HEV in Lebanon. More studies on a larger panel are necessary to confirm this result. This study leads us to suspect an HEV infection in front of an acute non A, non B, non C hepatitis even if the patients have not lived in an endemic area.
Irani Hakime
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Biologie clinique, Laboratoire Hôpital Saint-Georges, Beyrouth, Liban.
Feghali Haibeh
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D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies