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Table 5 Genotype distribution from African HEVs

From: Erratum to: A systematic review of the epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in Africa

Genotype

Country

Year of sampling

Sample

RNA region tested

Source

1

CARa

2002

One fecal sample from an outbreak

NAb

[34]

 

Chad

1984

A patient with hepatitis E

Complete genome

[28]

  

2004

Five isolates from an outbreak

ORFc2 (363 ntd)

[35]

 

Egypt

1993

Acute hepatitis patients

ORF1 (location: 55-320)

[46]

  

2006-8

Acute hepatitis patients

ORF1

[62]

  

2012e

Sixteen isolates from acute hepatitis patients

ORF2 (189 nt)

[124]

 

Namibia

1983

Nine isolates from an outbreak in Kavango

ORF2 (296 nt), 3 (188 nt)

[88]

 

Sudan

2004

Twenty three isolates from an outbreak

ORF2 (363 nt)

[35]

 

Uganda

2007

Internally displaced persons camp

NA

[123]

  

2008

Twenty four isolates from an outbreak

NA

[119]

2

CAR

2002

Three fecal samples from an outbreak

NA

[34]

 

Chad

2004

Four isolates from an outbreak

ORF2 (363 nt)

[35]

 

Namibia

1995

Four isolates from NANB outbreak in Rundu

ORF2 (451 nt near 3'-end)

[87]

3

Nigeria

2000e

Ten adult acute hepatitis patients

ORF1, 2 (3'-end)

[89]

 

Egypt

2007

One 9 year-old acute hepatitis patient

ORF1, 2, 2/3

[48]

 

Mayotte

2009

One French acute hepatitis patient (46 yr old)

ORF2 (288 nt)

[82]

 

Madagascar

2009

Slaughter house workers

ORF2,3 (1000 nt)

[81]

  1. aCAR; Central African Republic
  2. bNA; not available
  3. cORF; open reading frame
  4. dnt; nucleotides
  5. ePublication year