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  1. Ngo DB, Chaibun T, Yin LS, Lertanantawong B, Surareungchai W
    Anal Bioanal Chem, 2021 Feb;413(4):1027-1037.
    PMID: 33236225 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-03061-1
    The aim of this study was to develop a highly specific electrochemical DNA sensor using functionalized lead sulphide (PbS) quantum dots for hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV3) DNA target detection. Functionalized-PbS quantum dots (QDs) were used as an electrochemical label for the detection of HEV3-DNA target by the technique of square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). The functionalized-PbS quantum dots were characterized by UV-vis, FTIR, XRD, TEM and zeta potential techniques. As-prepared, functionalized-PbS quantum dots have an average size of 4.15 ± 1.35 nm. The detection platform exhibited LOD and LOQ values of 1.23 fM and 2.11 fM, respectively. HEV3-DNA target spiked serum is also reported.Graphical abstract.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis E/blood; Hepatitis E/virology*; Hepatitis E virus/genetics; Hepatitis E virus/isolation & purification*
  2. Zhao MY, Li D
    Food Environ Virol, 2021 03;13(1):74-83.
    PMID: 33449335 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-020-09452-y
    Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been frequently detected from pork liver and liver products, which can usually cause self-limiting diseases in healthy adults, yet may result in fatality in immunosuppressed groups. Nevertheless, there is so far no standardized method for HEV detection available from pork liver and/or liver products. The present study aimed to optimize the virus extraction method of HEV from raw pork liver, which is often consumed in Asia undercooked to avoid a grainy texture. By comparing different sample preparation protocols and by applying the selected protocol to 60 samples collected from Singapore retail markets, we demonstrated that homogenization of 0.25 g raw pork liver with FastPrep™ Lysing Matrix Y containing yttria-stabilized zircondium oxide beads in 2 ml tubes and with harsh mechanical force at 6 ms-1, 40 s/cycle, for 5 cycles with 300 s pause time after each cycle is promising in both releasing the potentially intracellular viruses and resulting in satisfactory virus recovery rates (> 1%). A high prevalence (52%) of HEV genome was detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) from the 60 samples collected from Singapore retail markets imported from Indonesia, Australia and Malaysia. However, RNase treatment decreased the HEV prevalence to 33.3%, and all of the 20 positive samples were with high RT-qPCR Ct values above 35, suggesting that the positive RT-qPCR signals maybe largely due to the inactive viruses and/or exposed HEV RNA traces in raw pork liver products. Therefore, conscious care should be taken when interpreting molecular detection results of viruses from food samples to be correlated with public health risks.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis E/virology; Hepatitis E virus/classification; Hepatitis E virus/genetics; Hepatitis E virus/isolation & purification*
  3. Raihan R
    Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol, 2016 Jan-Jun;6(1):52-55.
    PMID: 29201726 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1167
    Malaysia is multiethnic, with a population of 31,127,247 comprising a mixture of Malays (50.1%), Chinese (22.6%), Indians (6.7%), Aborigines (11.8%), others (0.7%), and noncitizens (8.2%). Like other countries in the region, viral hepatitis is an important public health problem in Malaysia. The 3 most common causes for hepatitis in Malaysia are hepatitis A, B, and C. Hepatitis A has been a reportable disease in Malaysia since 1988. Due to the introduction of government control programs, the national incidence rate has dropped steadily. It is now estimated that 50% of Malaysians less than 30 years of age do not have antibodies to hepatitis A and are therefore susceptible to the disease, which can be prevented by reinforcing the hygiene status of the general population. Malaysia is a country of medium seroprevalence for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) in the general population (1.5-9.8%). The major route of transmission is from infected mother to fetus. There are an estimated 1 million people chronically infected with hepatitis B in Malaysia. Approximately 75% of all viral hepatitis cases are due to hepatitis B infection, with a male-to-female ratio of 2:1. Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) accounts for more than 80% of the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases seen in Malaysia and HCC is the 3rd most common malignant neoplasm and among the 10 leading causes of death. Most common genotypes are B and C. Incidence rates among Chinese, Malays, and Indians are 36, 26, and 15% respectively. The hepatitis B vaccination program for children was introduced in 1989, which successfully managed to reduce the seroprevalence of infection among Malaysians to 0.01% (graph 4, 2014). But the disease burden will still remain high for some time as the infected people are getting older and living longer. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a growing problem in Malaysia. An estimated 453,700 people were living with HCV infection in Malaysia in 2009 (2.5% of the population aged 15-64 years), of whom 59% acquired their infection through injection and the most common genotypes found are genotype 3 and 1. The HCV-related disease burden is already high and is forecast to rise steeply over the coming decades under current levels of antiviral treatment. Increased governmental resources to improve HCV screening and treatment rates and to reduce transmission are essential to address the high projected HCV disease burden in Malaysia.

    How to cite this article: Raihan R. Hepatitis in Malaysia: Past, Present, and Future. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2016;6(1):52-55.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis B, Chronic
  4. Shamsuddin K, Marmuji LZ
    Singapore Med J, 2010 Oct;51(10):800-5.
    PMID: 21103816
    Several strategies have been developed to reduce hepatitis B infections. These include antenatal screening, universal immunisation of newborns and immunoglobulin therapy for babies who are at risk. Antenatal screening for hepatitis B is not routinely performed, but all newborns in Malaysia are immunised against hepatitis B. We assessed the prevalence of hepatitis B and the factors associated with it among antenatal mothers in Ipoh. This information is useful in decision-making for future hepatitis B screening programmes for antenatal mothers, allowing for immunoglobulin therapies for newborns if their mother's hepatitis B virus (HBV) status is known.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B/immunology*; Hepatitis B/epidemiology*; Hepatitis B/transmission; Hepatitis B virus/immunology
  5. Roshan TM, Rosline H, Ahmed SA, Rapiaah M, Khattak MN
    PMID: 20578467
    Blood donors with reactive screening test results are requested to come in for counseling by letter and telephone call. It has been noticed many donors responded to neither the letters nor the telephone calls. We evaluated 589 cases with reactive screening test results (208 positive for hepatitis C, 209 for hepatitis B, 85 for VDRL and 87 for HIV). In the hepatitis C positive group 61 donors (29.3%) did not respond and 4.7% missed their follow-up appointment. Similarly low response rates were noted with the HBV (58.9%) and VDRL (67.1%) positive groups. Among HIV positive donors 46.0% failed to respond to multiple calls. We conclude that blood donors in Malaysia have a poor response to calls from the blood transfusion unit. A review of the effectiveness of the current deferral system and an increased public knowledge of transmissible infectious diseases may encourage blood donors to have a better response rate.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B/blood; Hepatitis B/epidemiology; Hepatitis B/transmission; Hepatitis C/blood; Hepatitis C/epidemiology; Hepatitis C/transmission
  6. Locarnini S
    Med J Malaysia, 2005 Jul;60 Suppl B:41-51.
    PMID: 16108173
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B virus/drug effects; Hepatitis B virus/genetics; Hepatitis B virus/immunology*; Hepatitis B, Chronic/diagnosis*; Hepatitis B, Chronic/genetics; Hepatitis B, Chronic/immunology
  7. Tan SS, Leong CL, Lee CK
    Med J Malaysia, 2015 Oct;70(5):281-7.
    PMID: 26556116
    BACKGROUND: Co-infection by human immunodeficiency and hepatitis C viruses (HIV/HCV) is common and results in significant morbidity and mortality despite effective antiretroviral therapies (ART).
    METHOD: A retrospective and prospective evaluation of the efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon alfa 2a/2b plus ribavirin (PEG-IFN/RBV) in consecutive HIV/HCV co-infected patients treated in real life clinical practice in Malaysia.
    RESULTS: Forty-five HIV/HCV co-infected patients with a median age (interquartile range, IQR) of 41 years (37; 47) were assessed for treatment with PEG-IFN/RBV. All except one are of male gender and the most common risk behaviour was injecting drug use. At baseline 75.5% was on ART and the median (IQR) CD4 count was 492 cells/μl (376; 621). The HCV genotypes (GT) were 73 % GT3 and 27% GT1. Liver biopsies in forty patients showed 10% had liver cirrhosis and another 50% had significant liver fibrosis. The treatment completion rate was 79.5% with 15.9% dropped out of treatment due to adverse effects (AE) or default and 4.6% due to lack of early virological response. The AE causing premature discontinuations were neuropsychiatric and haematological. The overall sustained virological response (SVR) was 63.6% with a trend towards higher SVR in GT3 compared with GT1 (71.9% vs. 41.7%; p=0.064). In patients with bridging fibrosis plus occasional nodules or cirrhosis on liver biopsy, the SVR was significantly lower at 20% (p=0.030) compared to those with milder fibrosis.
    CONCLUSION: HIV/HCV co-infected patients can be successfully and safely treated with PEG-IFN/RBV achieving high rates of SVR except in cirrhotic patients.

    Study site: co-infection clinics at Sungai Buloh Hospita
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis C*
  8. Ton SH, Yeoh KS, Lim WC, Noriah R, Cheong SK, Thanaletchimy N
    J Trop Med Hyg, 1995 Aug;98(4):277-80.
    PMID: 7636926
    HBV-DNA were analysed in 330 HBsAg-positive carriers in Malaysia by dot-blot hybridization and polymerase chain reaction. Seventy-three (22.12%) were positive for the virus. Of these, 65 (89%) were males and 8 (11%) were females. Statistically, there was no significant difference (P = 0.13). No significant decline in HBV-DNA with age in the Malay and Chinese males was observed (P = 0.2). Prevalence of HBV-DNA was higher in the Chinese carriers than in the Malay carriers for most age groups in both sexes. Sixty-one HBV-DNA-positive carriers were also positive for HBeAg. However, three individuals were positive only for anti-HBe, one was positive for both HBeAg and anti-HBe, and eight were negative for both HBeAg and anti-HBe. Fifty-seven were positive for HBeAg but negative for HBV-DNA. No relation was observed between raised alanine aminotransaminase and aspartate aminotransaminase levels and the presence of HBV-DNA (P = 0.4).
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B/ethnology; Hepatitis B/epidemiology*; Hepatitis B/transmission; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/blood*; Hepatitis B virus/genetics
  9. Segasothy M, Jamal F
    Med J Malaysia, 1982 Sep;37(3):211-2.
    PMID: 7176998
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis, Chronic/complications*
  10. Krishnan R, Jayalakshmi P
    Med J Malaysia, 1989 Dec;44(4):362.
    PMID: 2520052
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis, Viral, Human/etiology*
  11. Tan PE
    Malays J Pathol, 1988 Aug;10:79-83.
    PMID: 3252083
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B/prevention & control*
  12. Nokhala A, Siddiqui MJ
    J Pharm Bioallied Sci, 2020 07 18;12(3):217-222.
    PMID: 33100780 DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_192_19
    Tetracera scandens is a southeast Asian shrub that belongs to family Dilleniaceae. Over the years, different parts of the plant have been used for the management of different diseases, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, rheumatism, diarrhea, hepatitis, and inflammation. This variety of medical indications has attracted the attention of many researchers to this plant species, leading to the conduction of many research studies on different parts of the plant. These studies have confirmed some of the aforementioned activities of the plant, whereas other indications remain to be ascertained. This article is an attempt to summarize the studies conducted on T. scandens and to explore the isolated phytochemicals.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis; Hepatitis A
  13. Akwiditya MA, Yong CY, Yusof MT, Mariatulqabtiah AR, Ho KL, Tan WS
    Int J Mol Sci, 2021 Feb 26;22(5).
    PMID: 33652577 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052320
    Gene therapy research has advanced to clinical trials, but it is hampered by unstable nucleic acids packaged inside carriers and there is a lack of specificity towards targeted sites in the body. This study aims to address gene therapy limitations by encapsidating a plasmid synthesizing a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) that targets the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 gene using truncated hepatitis B core antigen (tHBcAg) virus-like particle (VLP). A shRNA sequence targeting anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 was synthesized and cloned into the pSilencer 2.0-U6 vector. The recombinant plasmid, namely PshRNA, was encapsidated inside tHBcAg VLP and conjugated with folic acid (FA) to produce FA-tHBcAg-PshRNA VLP. Electron microscopy revealed that the FA-tHBcAg-PshRNA VLP has an icosahedral structure that is similar to the unmodified tHBcAg VLP. Delivery of FA-tHBcAg-PshRNA VLP into HeLa cells overexpressing the folate receptor significantly downregulated the expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 at 48 and 72 h post-transfection. The 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay demonstrated that the cells' viability was significantly reduced from 89.46% at 24 h to 64.52% and 60.63%, respectively, at 48 and 72 h post-transfection. As a conclusion, tHBcAg VLP can be used as a carrier for a receptor-mediated targeted delivery of a therapeutic plasmid encoding shRNA for gene silencing in cancer cells.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B virus*
  14. ISBN: 978-983-3433-47-6
    Citation: Guidelines on occupational exposures to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus, and recommendations for post exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Putrajaya: Ministry of Health, Malaysia; 2007
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C
  15. ISBN: 978-983-3433-48-3
    Citation: Guidelines on Management of Health Care Workers (HCW) Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). Putralaya: Ministry of Health, Malaysia; 2007

    Keywords: CPG
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C
  16. Jamal Hisham Hashim, Ruzita Shariff, Dayang Aminah Ali, Mohd Hasni Jaafar, Mazlin Mokhtar
    MyJurnal
    Indicators, whether referred to as ecological, biological or environmental, help us in assessing environmental conditions. Hypothetically, joint influences are predicted of the parameters associated with the number of water-borne, food-borne and vector-borne cases in study areas. Regression analysis of the dependent variables in water—borne diseases such as Cholera, Typhoid, Dysentery and Hepatitis indicated that the total coly°orm, fecal colform, residual chlorine, mean monthly rainfall and temperature influence almost hay of the cases in the 3 District of Serernban. Thus, coordinated monitoring of physical, chemical and biological parameters is needed to continue to build databases and to develop models integrating environnrental and social conditions, consequences and costs.
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis; Hepatitis A
  17. Amirullah Mohd Arshad, Rohaya A. Rahman, Mohd Jusoh, Fatimah Muda
    MyJurnal
    In August 2000, the Disease Control Unit of T erengganu noted an increase in the number of serologically confirmed cases of hepatitis A virus (HAH in Kuala Terengganu Hospital. Preliminary investigation revealed that there were an outbreak of hepatitis A in districts of Kuala Terengganu and Marang. Eventually, a total of 334 associated cases were reported among Kuala Terengganu residents and 59 cases among residents of Marang. The age of the patients range j9·om 2 years to 71 years old (median 16 years). Males accounted for ( 69.5% of cases and had a higher sex specyic attack rate (96.35/100,000) than females (42. 70/100,000). The highest attack rate (128.3/100,000} occurred among patients aged 10 — 14 years. The health staff of Kuala Terengganu and Marang District Health Ojice had investigated a total of 229 case. Most cases (62.4%) occurred amongst school children. A case control study was carried out amongst 35 cases that were matched with 71 controls by age group, class and sex, to identyy the potential source of injection. The results indicated that eating fried noodle with shelh‘ish significantly increased the risk of being infected during the outbreak (OR 16.38[4.2l-74.53]).
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis A; Hepatitis A virus
  18. Siti Nurul Fazlin Abdul Rahman, Hairul Aini Hamzah, Mohammed Imad Mustafa, Mohamed Hadzri Hasmoni
    MyJurnal
    The existence of new entity called occult hepatitis C virus (HCV) has
    become a raising and escalating concern among healthcare professionals worldwide. It
    is defined by the presence of viral RNA in liver and/or peripheral blood mononuclear
    cells (PBMCs) within non HCV-infected patients. Previous study had shown the occult
    HCV is infectious and capable of transmitting the virus to another host. Till today, HCV
    infection remains common among hemodialysis patients despite having the best
    preventive plans. Because of this, there is a significant concern about the source of viral
    transmission. The aim of the study was to identify and characterize occult HCV infection
    in PBMC sample of hemodialysis patients. This was an observational and cross sectional
    study. (Copied from article).
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C Antibodies
  19. Abdul Hafidz MI, Tan SS, Lee YY
    J R Coll Physicians Edinb, 2016 12;46(4):248-250.
    PMID: 28504780 DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2016.409
    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B, Chronic
  20. Nilashi M, Ahmadi H, Shahmoradi L, Ibrahim O, Akbari E
    J Infect Public Health, 2018 10 04;12(1):13-20.
    PMID: 30293875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2018.09.009
    BACKGROUND: Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by a viral infection. Supervised data mining techniques have been successful in hepatitis disease diagnosis through a set of datasets. Many methods have been developed by the aids of data mining techniques for hepatitis disease diagnosis. The majority of these methods are developed by single learning techniques. In addition, these methods do not support the ensemble learning of the data. Combining the outputs of several predictors can result in improved accuracy in classification problems. This study aims to propose an accurate method for the hepatitis disease diagnosis by taking the advantages of ensemble learning.

    METHODS: We use Non-linear Iterative Partial Least Squares to perform the data dimensionality reduction, Self-Organizing Map technique for clustering task and ensembles of Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for predicting the hepatitis disease. We also use decision trees for the selection of most important features in the experimental dataset. We test our method on a real-world dataset and present our results in comparison with the latest results of previous studies.

    RESULTS: The results of our analyses on the dataset demonstrated that our method performance is superior to the Neural Network, ANFIS, K-Nearest Neighbors and Support Vector Machine.

    CONCLUSIONS: The method has potential to be used as an intelligent learning system for hepatitis disease diagnosis in the healthcare.

    Matched MeSH terms: Hepatitis; Hepatitis A
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