Current situation of viral hepatitis in Egypt

A Elbahrawy, MK Ibrahim, A Eliwa… - Microbiology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An estimated 8–10 million people suffer from viral hepatitis in Egypt. Hepatitis A virus (HAV)
and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are the major causes of viral hepatitis in Egypt as 50% or more of …

Environmental and adaptive changes necessitate a paradigm shift for indicators of fecal contamination

P Teixeira, D Salvador, J Brandão, W Ahmed… - Microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Changes in the occurrence, distribution, and seasonal variation of waterborne pathogens
due to global climate change may increase the risk of human exposure to these …

[HTML][HTML] Resurgence of an international hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported frozen strawberries, Germany, 2018 to 2020

C Ruscher, M Faber, D Werber, K Stark… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
Following outbreaks linked to frozen strawberries in Sweden and Austria in 2018, 65 cases
linked to the same hepatitis A virus strain were detected in Germany between October 2018 …

Pepper mild mottle virus in wastewater in Egypt: a potential indicator of wastewater pollution and the efficiency of the treatment process

H Hamza, NM Rizk, MA Gad, IA Hamza - Archives of Virology, 2019 - Springer
There is increasing evidence that the fecal indicator bacteria that are routinely used for
testing water quality are inadequate for ensuring protection of the public health. Pepper mild …

High Incidence of Acute Liver Failure among Patients in Egypt Coinfected with Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Viruses

MA El-Mokhtar, AA Elkhawaga, MSH Ahmed… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and Hepatitis E virus (HEV) are transmitted through the fecal–oral
route. HAV outbreaks and one HEV outbreak have been reported in Egypt. However, the …

Involvement of Egyptian foods in foodborne viral illnesses: the burden on public health and related environmental risk factors: an overview

H Aboubakr, S Goyal - Food and environmental virology, 2019 - Springer
Foodborne viral diseases are a major public health threat and pose a huge burden on the
economies of both developed and developing countries. Enteric viruses are the causative …

Prevalence of hepatitis A and E viruses in wastewater in Asian countries

S Raya, S Tandukar, HP Kattel, S Sharma… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hepatitis A and E viruses (HAV and HEV, respectively) remain a significant global health
concern despite advancements in healthcare and vaccination programs. Regular monitoring …

Oncogenic papillomavirus and polyomavirus in urban sewage in Egypt

H Hamza, IA Hamza - Science of The Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, the occurrence of oncogenic viruses in contaminated water and their potential for
waterborne transmission has been reported. We addressed an environmental surveillance …

Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A outbreaks in two districts in Indonesia in 2018: Same subtype, but different strains

D Setyowati, T Mubawadi, YA Mirasa… - Biomedical …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
The present study aimed to analyse molecular epidemiological data from hepatitis A virus
(HAV) outbreaks in two affected areas. The association between the knowledge of hepatitis …

Insights into Gastrointestinal Virome: Etiology and Public Exposure

I Nour, A Hanif, M Ryan, S Eifan - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recycled wastewater is widely used owing to the potential shortage of water resources for
drinking purposes, recreational activities, and irrigation. However, gut microbiomes of both …