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Presence of enteric hepatitis viruses in the sewage and population of Greater Cairo.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2011
Kamel A H, Ali M A, El-Nady H G, Deraz A, Aho S, Pothier P, Belliot G
Abstract excerpt
In Egypt, the disease burden of viral hepatitis is one of the heaviest worldwide. We conducted a survey of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) in patients and sewage in Cairo. Our data showed that HAV (genotype IB) was predominant over HEV (genotype 3) and was circulating in the population and the environment.
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