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Hepatitis E virus as an emerging pathogen in blood donation and blood treatment. Data presented at the seminar “Advances in blood donor screening” (Warsaw, 5–6 October 2015)
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Abstract
Viral hepatitis E belongs to the category of new emerging infections. Most common is the oral route of transmission. but the virus can also be transmitted with transfused blood components. The paper presents basic epidemiological and clinical data on HEV infection with particular emphasis on the significance of infection for blood treatment.
Abstract
Viral hepatitis E belongs to the category of new emerging infections. Most common is the oral route of transmission. but the virus can also be transmitted with transfused blood components. The paper presents basic epidemiological and clinical data on HEV infection with particular emphasis on the significance of infection for blood treatment.
Keywords
viral hepatitis E, infectious agents transmitted with blood
About this articleTitle
Hepatitis E virus as an emerging pathogen in blood donation and blood treatment. Data presented at the seminar “Advances in blood donor screening” (Warsaw, 5–6 October 2015)
Journal
Journal of Transfusion Medicine
Issue
Article type
Review paper
Pages
153-156
Published online
2015-12-30
Bibliographic record
Journal of Transfusion Medicine 2015;8(4):153-156.
Keywords
viral hepatitis E
infectious agents transmitted with blood
Authors
Ryszard Pogłód