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Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E in Germany, 2013
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsM Panningmarcus.panning uniklinik-freiburg.de
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Citation style for this article: . Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E in Germany, 2013. Euro Surveill. 2014;19(21):pii=20812. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.21.20812 Received: 21 May 2014
Abstract
The reported IgG seroprevalence against hepatitis E virus (HEV) in German blood donations is 6.8%, and HEV RNA detected in 0.08%, but documented evidence for HEV transmission is lacking. We identified two donations from a single donor containing 120 IU HEV RNA/mL plasma and 490 IU/mL. An infectious dose of 7,056 IU HEV RNA was transmitted via apheresis platelets to an immunosuppressed patient who developed chronic HEV. Further, transmission was probable in an immunocompetent child.
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