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. 2007 Jun;45(6):2009-10.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00235-07. Epub 2007 Apr 25.

Prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus antibodies in French blood donors

Annie Boutrouille  1 , Labib Bakkali-Kassimi, Catherine Crucière, Nicole Pavio
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Prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus antibodies in French blood donors

Annie Boutrouille et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

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.

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