Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus infection among volunteer blood donors in central province of Iran in 2012

Background and Objectives: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major public health concern in developing countries. HEV transmission occurs primarily by the fecal-oral route. It has also been reported that blood donors are potentially able to cause transfusion-associated hepatitis E in endemic areas. This...

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Main Authors: Hassan Ehteram, Amitis Ramezani, Ali Eslamifar, Masoomeh Sofian, Mohammad Banifazl, Shahin Ghassemi, Arezoo Aghakhani, Parisa Mashayekhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/606