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Viral clade is associated with severity of symptomatic genotype 3 Hepatitis E virus infections in Belgium, 2010-2018.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Michael Peeters; Julie Schenk; Thomas De Somer; Tania Roskams; Tatjana Locus; Sofieke Klamer; Lorenzo Subissi; Vanessa Suin; Jean Delwaide; Peter Stärkel; Stéphane De Maeght; Philippe Willems; Co ...
Prevalence Estimation Of HCV Among People Who Inject Drugs In Belgium Through Respondent Driven Sampling, Capture-Recapture And Multiplier Method
Estimates about the number of people living with HCV in Belgium are rare and even less is known about the prevalence of HCV among PWID. Methods: Between February and April 2019, PWID were recruited in ...
Hepatitis C virus prevalence in Belgium
In Belgium, no recent national population-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence estimate is available. The current study estimated HCV prevalence as part of the first Belgian Health Examination ...
Hepatitis C virus prevalence in Belgium
In Belgium, no recent national population-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence estimate is available. The current study estimated HCV prevalence as part of the first Belgian Health Examination ...
Challenges to Differentiate Hepatitis C Genotype 1 and 6: Results from A Field-Study in Cambodia.
indicates that this assay is only using 5’ UTR information. CONCLUSIONS: HCV genotype 1b and genotype 6 non-a/non-b were most common. With Versant 2.0 (using 5’ UTR and core information), genotype ...
Epidemiologische surveillance van hepatitis B- 2018
leeftijdsgroep. Onder de geregistreerde nieuwe HBV-infecties, is er een daling waargenomen van het aandeel gevallen jonger dan 25 jaar (de leeftijdsgroep die profiteerde van gratis vaccinatie, die in 1999 is gestart voor ...
Epidemiology and genotype 3 subtype dynamics of hepatitis E virus in Belgium, 2010 to 2017.
BackgroundHepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging public health concern in high-income countries and can cause acute and chronic hepatitis. Reported numbers of indigenously acquired HEV infection have increased in the ...
Subtype-specific differences in the risk of hospitalisation among patients infected with hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in Belgium, 2010-2018.
(2019) Keywords: hepatitits E Abstract: Some European countries recently reported an increase in hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV-3) of the subtype 3c. No link between HEV-3 subtypes and severity is ...
Distribution of HCV genotypes in Belgium from 2008 to 2015.
genotypes and subtypes in a country is crucial to guide antiviral therapy and to understand local epidemiology. Studies investigating circulating HCV genotypes and their trends have been conducted in Belgium. ...
Hepatitis E virus serology and PCR: does the methodology matter?
Viral Hepatitis E Hepatitis E virus Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M polymerase chain reaction Sensitivity and Specificity Serologic Tests Abstract: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is an ...