Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies in Blood Donors, France

Mansuy, Jean-Michel; Bendall, Richard; Legrand-Abravanel, Florence; Sauné, Karine; Miédouge, Marcel; Ellis, Vic; Rech, Henri; Destruel, François; Kamar, Nassim; Dalton, Harry R.; Izopet, Jacques

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Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies in Blood Donors, France

Published Date:

Dec 2011

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(12):2309-2312.

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Mansuy, Jean-Michel ; Bendall, Richard ; Legrand-Abravanel, Florence ; Sauné, Karine ; Miédouge, Marcel ; ... More ▼

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Using a validated sensitive assay, we found hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG in 52.5% of voluntary blood donors in southwestern France. This finding suggests HEV is highly endemic to this region. The high HEV prevalence may reflect local dietary practices, such as eating uncooked pork and game products.

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