Abstract
The Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases (SLJID) is an open access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal published by the Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology (SSM). The Journal considers articles from all professional disciplines involved in the field of infectious diseases. The Journal has been in publication since 2011, is included in the DOAJ since 2018 and is a member of COPE since 2021. The SLJID practices a double-blind peer review policy. From 2022, the SLJID publishes accepted manuscripts online immediately after copy-editing, enabling rapid dissemination of scientific knowledge. The published articles are subsequently compiled into two issues in April and October. The SLJID does not charge any article processing or publication fee.
Highlights
Introduction and ObjectivesHepatitis E is an enterically transmitted disease, which may cause fulminant hepatitis in pregnant women and the immunocompromised
Published dataon the sero-prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in Sri Lanka is limited to two published abstracts
The present study has been done to determine the sero-prevalence of HEV exposure and to identify the factors associated with past exposure in a selected sample of pregnant women
Summary
Introduction and ObjectivesHepatitis E is an enterically transmitted disease, which may cause fulminant hepatitis in pregnant women and the immunocompromised. Published dataon the sero-prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in Sri Lanka is limited to two published abstracts.
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