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Probable transmission of hepatitis E virus (HEV) via transfusion in the United States
31 Jan 2019
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) can inapparently infect blood donors. To assess transfusion transmission of HEV in the United States, which has not been documented, a donor-recipient repository was evaluated. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: To identify donations that contained HEV RNA and were linked to patient-recipients with antibody evidence of HEV exposure, we assayed samples from the Retrovirus Epidemiology...
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