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High confidence and demand for hepatitis E vaccine during an outbreak in Bentiu, South Sudan: A qualitative study

Koyuncu A, Asilaza KV, Rumunu J, Wamala J, Gitahi P,  et al.
2025-03-06 • PLOS Global Public Health
2025-03-06 • PLOS Global Public Health

In 2021 in response to an outbreak of hepatitis E in Bentiu internally displaced persons camp the South Sudanese Ministry of Health with support from Médecins Sans Frontières implemen...

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The effectiveness of two doses of recombinant hepatitis E vaccine in response to an outbreak in Bentiu, South Sudan: a case–control and bias indicator study

Nesbitt RC, Kinya Asilaza V, Alvarez C, Gitahi P, Nkemenang P,  et al.
2025-01-08 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2025-01-08 • Lancet Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute viral hepatitis, particularly in Asia and Africa, where HEV genotypes 1 and 2 are prevalen...

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Vaccination coverage and adverse events following a reactive vaccination campaign against hepatitis E in Bentiu displaced persons camp, South Sudan

Nesbitt RC, Asilaza VK, Gignoux EM, Koyuncu A, Gitahi P,  et al.
2024-01-22 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2024-01-22 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

INTRODUCTION

Hepatitis E (HEV) genotypes 1 and 2 are the common cause of jaundice and acute viral hepatitis that can cause large-scale outbreaks. HEV infection...