Hepatitis E Virus: Relevance in Blood Donors and Risk Groups

Background and Objectives: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection usually causes acute self‐limited disease. HEV is associated with faecal‐contaminated drinking water, but other Vectors, such as blood, are possible. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HEV in blood donors and in two...

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Published in:Vox sanguinis 1999-03, Vol.76 (2), p.78-80
Main Authors: Mateos, María Luisa, Camarero, Cristina, Lasa, Elena, Teruel, José Luis, Mir, Nuria, Baquero, Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Donors
blood transfusion
Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis
disease transmission
Female
Hepatitis C - transmission
hepatitis E
Hepatitis E - transmission
Hepatitis E virus
Hepatitis E virus - isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Renal Dialysis - adverse effects
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Spain
Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy
vector-borne diseases
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Summary:Background and Objectives: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection usually causes acute self‐limited disease. HEV is associated with faecal‐contaminated drinking water, but other Vectors, such as blood, are possible. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HEV in blood donors and in two groups at high risk for parenteral infections, namely, haemodialysis patients, and children infected with HCV via blood transfusion. Materials and Methods: We investigated the prevalence of anti‐HEV in 863 blood donors, 63 haemodialysis patients, and 42 children infected post transfusion with HCV. Results: The prevalence rates were 2.8, 6.3%, and zero, respectively. Conclusions: (1) The incidence of HEV in Spain is similar to that in other Western European countries, and (2) HEV is probably not transmitted parenteally to children.
ISSN:0042-9007
1423-0410
DOI:10.1046/j.1423-0410.1999.7620078.x