Epidemiology
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is the main cause of acute viral hepatitis. The virus is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus and belongs to the Hepadnavirus genus of the family Picornaviridae. Hepatitis A virus, mainly transmitted by the fecal-oral route, resistant to heat, acids, and most organic solvents, can survive for a long time in shellfish, water, soil, or seabed sediments[1-3]. It is transmitted by having contaminated food or water, or directly it transmitted from person-to-person. Foods associated with HAV include oysters and clams, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, dates, green leafy vegetables, and semi-dried tomatoes[4‒6].
Channel
FAM - HAV nucleic acid
ROX - Internal Control
Technical Parameters
Storage ≤-18℃
Shelf-life Liquid: 9 months, Lyophilized: 12 months
Specimen Type Serum/stool