Momina Ejaz, Ali Zohaib, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Moaaz Anwar, Hafiz Sajid Khan, Muhammad Ammar, Muhammad Saqib, Sadia Ghani Khan, Muhammad Ammar Athar, Muhammad Khalid Mansoor, Ahsaan Ullah, Mehvish Naseem, Muhammad Hammad Hussain, Aneela Javed
Pakistan is the fifth most populous nation in the world and faces several challenges, including devastating floods, sub-optimal sanitary conditions, clustered accommodations, and unregulated cross-border movements. These drastic population shifts make it vulnerable to the efficient spread of the Hepatitis E virus (HEV). The current study analyzed the genotypic characteristics and variants of the Hepatitis E virus circulating in the population of Pakistan. A total of 75 ELISA-IgM positive samples were collected from three metropolitan cities: Lahore, Peshawar, and Karachi, and subjected to viral RNA extraction...
February 9, 2024: Infection, Genetics and Evolution