Prevalence of Anti-Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies in French Blood Donors
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (6) , 2009-2010
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00235-07
Abstract
Accumulating evidence suggests that hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an emerging disease in regions where HEV is nonendemic. In France, the prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies in the general population has never been studied. Using blood donors' samples, we have found a prevalence of 3.20%, which is similar to that of other industrialized countries.Keywords
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