Abstract
Introduction: Acute Viral Hepatitis A infection among adults in developing country is low due to pre exposure of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) during childhood and adolescence. Anti-HAV prevalence in population worldwide has grouped countries into high, intermediate low and very low endemicity. The anti-HAV prevalence in Indian population is of high endemicity. But, there is heterogenous exposure of hepatitis A virus in different region of the country. In India the age of acquiring hepatitis A virus infection is shifting from early childhood to adolescence and adulthood. An increase in acute viral hepatitis A infection among admitted adult patients is being observed in this centre. Objective : To determine the prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) and Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among adult patients of suspected acute viral hepatitis admitted in Gastroenterology Department, Nehru
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