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Frequency of hepatitis E and Hepatitis A virus in water sample collected from Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM - 1 Jan 2015
Ahmad Tahir, Anjum Sadia, Sadaf Zaidi Najam-us-Sahar, Ali Amjad, Waqas Muhammad, Afzal Muhammad Sohail, Arshad Najma
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E and Hepatitis A virus both are highly prevalent in Pakistan mainly present as a sporadic disease. The aim of the current study is to isolate and characterized the specific genotype of Hepatitis E virus from water bodies of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Drinking and sewage samples were qualitatively analyzed by using RT-PCR. HEV Genotype 1 strain was recovered from sewage water of Faisalabad. Prevalence of HEV...
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