Weighted prevalence and associated risk factors of hepatitis E virus antibodies among pregnant women in rural Burkina Faso using dried blood spot samples
This study revealed that DBS is a reliable alternative for HEV seroepidemiological studies, especially in resource-limited settings, although further investigation is needed for anti-HEV IgM detection. The weighted prevalence of anti-HEV IgG was 18.6% and anti-HEV IgM was 2.5%, highlighting the ongoing burden of HEV infection, particularly in high-risk groups like pregnant women in rural Burkina Faso.
Authors
- Kazuaki Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0419-1927)
- Ulugbek Khudayberdievich Mirzaev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2986-5660)
- Aya Sugiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8087-4319)
- Ko Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6961-2000)
- Yayoi Yoshinaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2502-0824)
- Junko Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-4051)
- Moussa Lingani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5651-2035)
- Shingo Fukuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8379-8761)
- Tomoyuki Akita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1056-3611)
- Serge Ouoba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3944-0033)
- Golda Ataa Akuffo
- Zayar Phyo
- Chanroth Chhoung
- Halidou Tinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0472-3586)
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan (UZ)
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (BF)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hepatology Research
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hepr.14180
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare