Hepatitis E virus: can it be transmitted parenterally?

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Of 200 voluntary blood donors screened for hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA, employing the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), three were found to be positive (1.5%). None of the HEV RNA-positive blood donors had any symptoms at the time of blood donation or during subsequent follow-up. One donor was positive for immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to HEV, with a raised serum alanine...

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