Abstract
Hepatitis E virus and implications for blood supply safety, Australia.
Highlights
In Australia, where most Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections are associated with travel [5], an average of 25 HEV cases occurred each year during 1999–2013
We examined HEV seroprevalence in a cohort of Australian blood donors, assessed risk factors for exposure, and used the data to examine the effectiveness of current blood safety strategies for the management of HEV in Australia
Our findings showed an increased seroprevalence of HEV associated with previous malaria deferral, diarrhea deferral, and age (Table), the latter of which is consistent with previous findings [9]
Summary
4. Fung CP, Chang FY, Lee SC, Hu BS, Kuo BI, Liu CY, et al A global emerging disease of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: is serotype K1 an important factor for complicated endophthalmitis? HEV infection has been associated with travel to countries where the virus is endemic, cases of autochthonous HEV are increasing [2].
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