Hepatitis E virus infections in blood donors, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Nov;20(11):1914-7. doi: 10.3201/eid2011.140516.

Abstract

We screened plasma samples (minipools of 96 samples, corresponding to 53,234 blood donations) from France that had been processed with solvent-detergent for hepatitis E virus RNA. The detection rate was 1 HEV-positive sample/2,218 blood donations. Most samples (22/24) from viremic donors were negative for IgG and IgM against HEV.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Blood Donors*
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Genotype
  • Geography, Medical
  • Hepatitis E / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis E / transmission
  • Hepatitis E / virology*
  • Hepatitis E virus / classification
  • Hepatitis E virus / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Odds Ratio
  • Prevalence
  • RNA, Viral
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • RNA, Viral