Table 5.
Genotype distribution from African HEVs
| Genotype | Country | Year of sampling | Sample | RNA region tested | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CARa | 2002 | One fecal sample from an outbreak | NAb | [34] |
| Chad | 1984 | A patient with hepatitis E | Complete genome | [28] | |
| 2004 | Five isolates from an outbreak | ORFc2 (363 ntd) | [35] | ||
| Egypt | 1993 | Acute hepatitis patients | ORF1 (location: 55-320) | [46] | |
| 2006-8 | Acute hepatitis patients | ORF1 | [62] | ||
| 2012e | Sixteen isolates from acute hepatitis patients | ORF2 (189 nt) | [124] | ||
| Namibia | 1983 | Nine isolates from an outbreak in Kavango | ORF2 (296 nt), 3 (188 nt) | [88] | |
| Sudan | 2004 | Twenty three isolates from an outbreak | ORF2 (363 nt) | [35] | |
| Uganda | 2007 | Internally displaced persons camp | NA | [123] | |
| 2008 | Twenty four isolates from an outbreak | NA | [119] | ||
| 2 | CAR | 2002 | Three fecal samples from an outbreak | NA | [34] |
| Chad | 2004 | Four isolates from an outbreak | ORF2 (363 nt) | [35] | |
| Namibia | 1995 | Four isolates from NANB outbreak in Rundu | ORF2 (451 nt near 3'-end) | [87] | |
| 3 | Nigeria | 2000e | Ten adult acute hepatitis patients | ORF1, 2 (3'-end) | [89] |
| Egypt | 2007 | One 9 year-old acute hepatitis patient | ORF1, 2, 2/3 | [48] | |
| Mayotte | 2009 | One French acute hepatitis patient (46 yr old) | ORF2 (288 nt) | [82] | |
| Madagascar | 2009 | Slaughter house workers | ORF2,3 (1000 nt) | [81] |
aCAR; Central African Republic
bNA; not available
cORF; open reading frame
dnt; nucleotides
ePublication year