Effect of Hepatitis E Virus RNA Universal Blood Donor Screening, Catalonia, Spain, 2017‒2020

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the major cause of acute viral hepatitis in several countries in Europe. HEV is acquired mainly by consumption of contaminated pork but can also be transmitted through blood transfusion. HEV infection is usually self-limited but can become persistent in immunocompromised...

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Main Authors: Marta Bes, Maria I. Costafreda, Mar Riveiro-Barciela, Maria Piron, Angie Rico, Josep Quer, Lluis Puig, Silvia Sauleda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/1/21-1466_article