Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2022)

Hepatitis E Virus Outbreak among Tigray War Refugees from Ethiopia, Sudan

  • Ayman Ahmed,
  • Yousif Ali,
  • Emmanuel Edwar Siddig,
  • Jehan Hamed,
  • Nouh S. Mohamed,
  • Amna Khairy,
  • Jakob Zinsstag

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2808.220397
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 8
pp. 1722 – 1724

Abstract

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We report hepatitis E virus (HEV) outbreaks among refugees from Ethiopia in Sudan during June 2021–February 2022. We identified 1,589 cases of acute jaundice syndrome and used PCR to confirm HEV infection in 64% of cases. Implementing vaccination, water, sanitation, and hygiene programs might reduce HEV outbreak risk.

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