Hepatitis E, Schistosomiasis and Echinococcosis-Prevalence in a Cohort of Pregnant Migrants in Germany and Their Influence on Fetal Growth Restriction.
Janine ZöllkauJuliane AnkertMathias W PletzSasmita MishraGregor SeligerSilvia M LobmaierClarissa U Prazeres Da CostaVera SeidelKatharina von WeizsäckerAlexandra Dopfer-JablonkaChristian DopferMichael BaierThomas HorvatitsIngrid Reiter-OwonaTanja GrotenBenjamin T SchleenvoigtPublished in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
In comparison to German baseline data, no increased risk for HEV exposure or serological signs of exposure against schistosomiasis or echinococcosis could be observed in pregnant migrants. An influence of the anti-HEV serology status on fetal growth restriction could not be found.