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Table 3 Pathogens identified in samples negative for yellow fever IgM, CAR, 2008–2010

From: Identification of pathogens for differential diagnosis of fever with jaundice in the Central African Republic: a retrospective assessment, 2008–2010

Infectious agent

No. of samples testeda

No. positive (%)

HBsAg

162

32 (19.8)

HEVb

198

27 (13.6)

HCVAg

162

9 (5.6)

P. falciparum

198

4 (2.0)

Anti-HDc

50

17 (34.0)

HEV + HBsAg

162

6 (3.7)

HBsAg + HCVAg

162

4 (2.5)

HBsAg + P. falciparum

162

4 (2.5)

P. falciparum + HCVAg

162

3 (1.9)

HCVAg + HEV

162

2 (1.2)

HEV + P. falciparum

198

2 (1.0)

HBsAg + HEV + P. falciparum

162

2 (1.2)

HBsAg + HEV + HCVAg

162

1 (0.6)

HBSAg + P. falciparum + HCVAg

162

1 (0.6)

Other pathogensd

198

0 (0,0)

  1. aAfter testing sera for leptospirosis; dengue arbovirus; chikungunya, Zika, Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever, West Nile and Rift Valley viruses; and P. falciparum, sufficient quantities of serum remained for testing only a further 162 samples
  2. bHepatitis E virus, tested with qPCR
  3. cHepatitis delta virus
  4. dLeptospirosis; DENV; CHIK, ZIKV, CCHFV, WNV and RVFV