Article
Hepatitis E virus antibody prevalence, RNA frequency, and genotype among blood donors in Cambodia (Southeast Asia).
Transfusion - 1 Oct 2016
Nouhin Janin, Prak Sophearot, Madec Yoann, Barennes Hubert, Weissel Richard, Hok Kimcheng, Pavio Nicole, Rouet François
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent studies conducted in developed countries described hepatitis E virus (HEV) as an emerging infectious threat to blood safety. However, data on HEV among blood donors from southeast Asia are lacking. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Between July and August 2014, we assessed the presence of HEV immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgM in 301 Cambodian blood donors. All samples were further tested for the presence of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
