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ArticleSpringerPlus2014

HAV in fresh vegetables: a hidden health risk in district Mardan, Pakistan.

Waleed Khan, Muhammad Irshad, Gauhar Rehman, Anwar Hussain

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Article in SpringerPlus, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Viral Hepatitis in Pakistan: Past, Present, and Future.Euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Waleed KhanDepartment of Botany, Shankar Campus, Abdul Wali Khan Univerity, Mardan, 23200 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.
Muhammad IrshadDepartment of Botany, Shankar Campus, Abdul Wali Khan Univerity, Mardan, 23200 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.
Gauhar RehmanDepartment of Zoology, Shankar Campus, Abdul Wali Khan Univerity, Mardan, 23200 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.
Anwar HussainDepartment of Botany, Shankar Campus, Abdul Wali Khan Univerity, Mardan, 23200 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis A is an acute inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV) in human. The path of entry of HAV to the bloodstream is the epithelium of the intestine. Liver inflammation occurs when HAV multiplies within the hepatocytes and Kupffer cells of the liver. HAV is mostly transmitted by contaminated water, fruits and vegetables. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate fresh vegetables raised on the fecal contaminated water for the detection of HAV by PCR method. Twenty nine samples were collected from 13 different locations of district Mardan and screened for the presence of HAV. Village Bajowro near Takht Bhai was the most contaminated site having HAV in all vegetables grown over there. Water samples collected from this area proved to be contaminated with HAV. It may be concluded that fecal contaminated water is unsafe for irrigation because of the health risk associated with such practices.

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Domestic sewageHepatitis A virusPCRVegetables

Identifiers

PMID26034681
PMCPMC4447752
OpenAlexW2143448394

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