Hepatitis E virus in blood donors in England, 2016 to 2017: from selective to universal screening
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Hepatitis E Virus and Serum Level Aminotransferases in Blood Donors
Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a self-limiting viral infection that can lead to severe complications and death. In different regions the epidemiology of this infection varies. In this study we evaluated the seroepidemiology of hepatitis E infection in Jahrom, a city in southern Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of serum samples from 477 subjects, i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eurosurveillance
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1560-7917
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.10.1800386