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Hepatitis E virus in blood donors in England, 2016 to 2017: from selective to universal screening

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the most common cause of acute hepatitis in many European countries, is transmitted through consumption of processed pork but also via blood transfusion and transplantation. HEV infection can become persistent in immunocompromised individuals. AIM: We aimed to...

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Autores principales: Harvala, Heli, Hewitt, Patricia E, Reynolds, Claire, Pearson, Callum, Haywood, Becky, Tettmar, Kate I, Ushiro-Lumb, Ines, Brailsford, Susan R, Tedder, Richard, Ijaz, Samreen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6415500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30862338
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.10.1800386