مشروع البحث: Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis E Infection among Healthy Blood Donors
| dc.contributor.advisor | Goma Mohamed Huwiage | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-25T10:03:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-25T10:03:00Z | |
| dc.description | This is the first study to investigate the seroprevalence of HEV infection and associated risk factors among Libyan Healthy blood donors. The present study revealed that the overall seroprevalence of HEV infection among the healthy blood donors of Tripoli, Libya was low at 5.24%. Furthermore, the seroprevalence of anti-HEV IgG was 4.49%, while the seroprevalence of both anti-HEV antibodies (IgM and IgG) was 0.74%. As a result, Libya might be considered an endemic nation for HEV. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Blood transfusion may lead to a variety of complications such as transfusion- transmitted infections (TTIs). Transfusion-transmitted emerging infectious diseases represent one of the threats to blood safety. Hepatitis E (HE) is a transfusion- transmitted emerging viral disease caused by the Hepatitis E virus (HEV). There are currently no national seroprevalence reports for Libyan blood donors. This study therefore aimed to evaluate HEV risk to blood safety, by assessing the prevalence of anti-HEV IgG and anti-HEV IgM among Libyan healthy blood donors. Material and methods: A total of 267 serum samples were collected from blood donors. Using a questionnaire form, the sociodemographic information and risk factors for HEV infection of all blood donors were gathered. The sera of the blood donors were screened for anti-HEV IgM and anti-HEV IgG using ELISA kits (DIA. PRO Srl, Milan, Italy). Results obtained were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26.0 statistical software. | |
| dc.identifier | 2322 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.academy.edu.ly/handle/123456789/313 | |
| dc.subject | Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis E Infection among Healthy Blood Donors | |
| dc.title | Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis E Infection among Healthy Blood Donors | |
| dspace.entity.type | Project | |
| project.endDate | 2023 | |
| project.funder.name | علوم الاساسية | |
| project.investigator | Ali Mustafa Albasheeri | |
| project.startDate | 2022 |