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ArticleTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2023

Ethnic differences in hepatitis A and E virus seroprevalence in patients attending the Emergency Department, Paramaribo, Suriname.

M S Mac Donald-Ottevanger, Maria Prins, Jaap van Dissel, Neela Rier, Johan Reimerink, Wilco C W R Zijlmans, Stephen G S Vreden, Anders Boyd

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Article in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

M S Mac Donald-OttevangerDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands.
Maria PrinsPublic Health Service of Amsterdam, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam 1018 WT, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2967-0289
Jaap van DisselCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven 3720 BA, The Netherlands.
Neela RierDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Johan ReimerinkCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven 3720 BA, The Netherlands.
Wilco C W R ZijlmansFaculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Stephen G S VredenFoundation for Scientific Research Suriname (SWOS), Paramaribo, Suriname.
Anders BoydPublic Health Service of Amsterdam, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam 1018 WT, The Netherlands.
Academic Hospital Paramaribo · SRNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment · NLAnton de Kom University of Suriname · SRGGD Amsterdam · NLMulti Electrical System (Suriname) · SRStichting HIV Monitoring · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) have enteric modes of transmission and are common causes of acute hepatitis in low- and middle-income countries. HEV is also characterised as a zoonotic infection and is prevalent in high-income countries. Data on HAV and HEV prevalence in Suriname, a middle-income country in South America, are scarce.

methodsSerum samples of 944 and 949 randomly selected patients attending the Emergency Department at the Academic Hospital of Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, were analysed for anti-HAV antibodies (anti-HAV) and anti-HEV antibodies (anti-HEV), respectively. Determinants of anti-HAV and anti-HEV positive serology were evaluated using multivariable logistic regression.

resultsAnti-HAV prevalence was 58.3% (95% CI 55.4 to 61.4%) and higher prevalence was independently associated with belonging to the Tribal or Indigenous population and older age. Anti-HEV prevalence was 3.7% (95% CI 2.6 to 5.0%) and higher prevalence was associated with Tribal and Creole ethnicity and older age.

conclusionsIn Suriname, exposure to HAV is consistent with a very low endemic country and exposure to HEV was rare. Both viruses were more prevalent in specific ethnic groups. As anti-HAVantibodies were less frequently found in younger individuals, they could be susceptible to potential HAV outbreaks and might require HAV vaccination.

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Hepatitis AHepatitis A virusHepatitis EHepatitis E virusEmergency Service, HospitalHepatitis A AntibodiesHepatitis AntibodiesHumansPrevalenceSeroepidemiologic StudiesSurinameHepatitis A AntibodiesHepatitis Antibodiesepidemiologyhepatitis A virushepatitis E virusindigenous populationmultiethnic populationSurinametribal population

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