ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2020
Hepatitis A Virus Genotype IB Outbreak among Internally Displaced Persons, Syria.
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- Inactivation of Aerosolized Hepatitis A Viral Droplets on Food Contact Surfaces by Ultraviolet-Light-Emitting Diodes at 255 nm and 279 nm.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Acute hepatitis A-associated aplastic anemia in a pediatric: a case report from Syria.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Vaccination coverage and access among children and adult migrants and refugees in the Middle East and North African region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A, B and C Among a Sample of Refugees in Egypt: An Exploratory Survey.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2022Article
- Viral hepatitis in 2021: The challenges remaining and how we should tackle them.World journal of gastroenterology · 2022Review
- Catch-22: War, Refugees, COVID-19, and the Scourge of Antimicrobial Resistance.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Middle East: A Call for a Unified Response.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Hepatitis A virus infection and seroprevalence, Istanbul, Turkey, 2020-2023.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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Abstract
In 2018, a hepatitis A virus outbreak was identified among internally displaced persons in Syria. Sequence analysis based on the viral protein 1/2A junction revealed that the causative virus belonged to genotype IB. A high displacement rate, deteriorated sanitary and health conditions, and poor water quality likely contributed to this outbreak.
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