Browsing Biomedical Sciences by Author "Abdalla, Omnya M"

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    • Laboratory challenges in the diagnosis of hepatitis E virus. 

      Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Majdalawieh, Amin F; Mesleh, Areej G; Abdalla, Omnya M; Nasrallah, Gheyath K ( Microbiology Society , 2018 , Article Review)
      Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus that is an important cause of both acute and chronic hepatitis worldwide. To date, there are eight HEV genotypes that can infect mammals. HEV-1 and HEV-2 infect exclusively humans, ...

    • Performance evaluation of five commercial assays in assessing seroprevalence of HEV antibodies among blood donors 

      Al-Absi, Enas S; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Younis, Manaf H; Yassine, Hadi M; Abdalla, Omnya M; ... more authors ( Microbiology Society , 2018 , Article)
      Although hepatitis E virus (HEV) is mainly transmitted via the faecal-oral route, the rate of HEV transmission via blood donation is on the rise. However, the seroprevalence of HEV among blood donors is not well established ...