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Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies in Blood Donors, France

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 17, Issue 12, Pages 2309-2312

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL
DOI: 10.3201/eid1712.110371

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  1. Royal College of Physicians (London)
  2. Agence Nationale de la Recherche France

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Using a validated sensitive assay, we found hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG in 52.5% of voluntary blood donors in southwestern France. This finding suggests HEV is highly endemic: to this region. The high HEV prevalence may reflect local dietary practices, such as eating uncooked pork and game products.

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