Hepatitis E virus infection may be transmitted through blood transfusions in an endemic area

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Authors

Mohammad Sultan Khuroo · King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Saleem Kamili · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ghulam Nabi Yattoo · Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Frequent transmission of HEV by blood transfusion places recipients at risk and warrants redefining of the donor screening policy by blood banks, especially in endemic areas.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Liver Disease and Transplantation Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volume 19, Issue 7, pp. 778-784

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03437.x

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