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Hepatitis E virus in donor plasma collected in Japan.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Oct 2016
Minagi T, Okamoto H, Ikegawa M, Ideno S, Takahashi K, Sakai K, Hagiwara K, Yunoki M, Wakisaka A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Human hepatitis E virus (HEV) is prevalent worldwide. Iatrogenic HEV has recently been identified based on the reports of transfusion-transmitted cases. The detection rate of HEV-RNA and seroprevalence of HEV-IgG/IgM have been regionally evaluated in Japan, and donor plasma collected in Hokkaido is currently screened by nucleic acid amplification testing. However, the detection rate of...
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