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Research Article | Open Access
Mohammed Riyaz, S. Umadevi , S. Pramodhini and Joshy M. Easow
Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Pondicherry, India.
Article Number: 7984 | © The Author(s). 2023
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2023;17(2):1103-1108. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.17.2.40
Received: 28 July 2022 | Accepted: 25 March 2023 | Published online: 30 May 2023
Issue online: June 2023
Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of AVH in developing countries. HEV causes a self-limiting infection that is transmitted mainly through the consumption of contaminated food and water. Our study aimed to find out the seroprevalence of  HEV infection.  Detected both IgG & IgM antibodies from 100 asymptomatic antenatal women. ELISA (DIA PRO, Italy) was used to detect antibodies. Seropositivity was found in 9% of pregnant women, all might have been exposed to HEV infection previously. It could be unnoticed due to its self-limiting nature. IgG was 5% and IgM was 6%. Both IgM & IgG were detected in two pregnant women. Untreated water was used by the majority of women irrespective of their educational status. Though it is a self-limiting disease, it is necessary to screen for its antibody. Awareness about the modes of transmission & complications needs to be addressed in the community. It is necessary to do further studies for screening for HEV infection as there is a very limited number of studies published from South India.

Keywords

Hepatitis Virus, Jaundice, Immunoglobulin

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