Prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus antibodies in French blood donors.
Accumulating evidence suggests that hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an emerging disease in regions where HEV is nonendemic. In France, the prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies in the general population has never been studied. Using blood donors' samples, we have found a prevalence of 3.20%, which is similar to that of other industrialized countries.
Boutrouille
Annie
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UMR 1161, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Bâtiment Bressou, 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France.
Bakkali-Kassimi
Labib
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Crucière
Catherine
C
Pavio
Nicole
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D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies