hepatitis A virus
ImmunoassaysRapid Salivary IgG Antibody Screening for Hepatitis AHepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common infection that is transmitted through the fecal-oral route, shed in the stool of infected individuals, and spread either by direct contact or by ingesting contaminated food or water. Each year, approximately 1.4 million acute cases are reported globally with a major risk factor for exposure being low household socioeconomic status. Recent trends show a decrease in anti-HAV antibodies in the general...
VirologyNew Subgenotyping and Consensus Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Hepatitis A Outbreak SurveillanceLaboratory surveillance plays an important role in the detection and control of hepatitis A outbreaks and requires the application of rapid and accurate molecular diagnostic tools for hepatitis A virus (HAV) RNA detection, subgenotype identification, and sequence-based genotyping.