National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) both are transmitted through the fecal–oral route and cause self-limiting acute viral hepatitis, and poses a major public health problem in India. This study was undertaken to determine prevalence of HAV and HEV in patients presenting with acute viral hepatitis and to study its seasonal trend. A retrospective study conducted in Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical College and attached Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan. A total of 1751 serum samples of suspected patients of HAV and HEV tested for IgM HAV and IgM HEV antibody respectively using ELISA method. Seroprevalence of HAV and HEV was 8.03% and 21.94% respectively and both affected males more than females. HAV infection was more common in young children while HEV infection was more in adults. HAV and HEV infection has a seasonal trend having highest infection rate in summer and monsoon. Health and civic authorities should make an effort to increase the awareness among general public, to facilitate the timely preparation and make necessary arrangement for efficient response to encounter outbreak or epidemic, thus reduce morbidity, mortality and economic burden.
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