Probable transmission of hepatitis E virus (HEV) via transfusion in the United States

Volume: 59, Issue: 3, Pages: 1024 - 1034
Published: Jan 31, 2019
Abstract
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) can inapparently infect blood donors. To assess transfusion transmission of HEV in the United States, which has not been documented, a donor-recipient repository was evaluated.To identify donations that contained HEV RNA and were linked to patient-recipients with antibody evidence of HEV exposure, we assayed samples from the Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study (REDS) Allogeneic Donor and Recipient repository that...
Paper Details
Title
Probable transmission of hepatitis E virus (HEV) via transfusion in the United States
Published Date
Jan 31, 2019
Volume
59
Issue
3
Pages
1024 - 1034
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