Hepatitis E and blood donation safety in selected European countries: a shift to screening?

D, Domanović; R, Tedder; J, Blümel; H, Zaaijer; P, Gallian; C, Niederhauser; Oliveras S, Sauleda; J, O'Riordan; F, Boland; L, Harritshøj; MSJ, Nascimento; AR, Ciccaglione; C, Politis; C, Adlhoch; B, Flan; W, Oualikene-Gonin; G, Rautmann; P, Strengers; P, Hewitt

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2017.22.16.30514

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Hepatitis E and blood donation safety in selected European countries: a shift to screening?

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Domanović D

Tedder R

Blümel J

Abstract

The public health implications of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Europe have changed due to increasing numbers of hepatitis E cases and recent reports of chronic, persistent HEV infections associated with progression to cirrhosis in immunosuppressed patients. The main infectious risk for such immunosupp...

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Screening

Hepatitis E virus

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