Prevalence of hepatitis E virus in Chinese blood donors.
A point prevalence study of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Chinese blood donors was conducted, and the prevalences of antibodies against HEV immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM among Chinese blood donors were 32.60% and 0.94%, respectively. HEV viremia was 0.07%.
Guo
Qing-Shun
QS
National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Yan
Qiang
Q
Xiong
Jun-Hui
JH
Ge
Sheng-Xiang
SX
Shih
J Wai-Kuo
JW
Ng
Mun-Hon
MH
Zhang
Jun
J
Xia
Ning-Shao
NS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D055815:Young Adult
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D012367:RNA, Viral