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

M S Mac Donald-OttevangerMaria PrinsJaap van DisselNeela RierJohan ReimerinkWilco C W R ZijlmansStephen G S VredenAnders Boyd

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2022)

In 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.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
human health