Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence among blood donors in Jiangsu Province, East China

Objective: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is responsible for over 50% of acute viral hepatitis cases, and the blood transfusion route has emerged as a possible means of sporadic HEV infection. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of HEV among blood donors in East China. Meth...

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Main Authors: Wanchuan Zhuang, Xian Ding, Chun Lyu, Leilei Xiang, Hairong Teng, Jiaxin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HEV
Age
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015185