Hepatitis E virus: Relevance in blood donors and other risk groups

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 267-269

  Mateos, María Luisa ^a,b   Camarero, Cristina ^a   Lasa, Elena ^a   Teruel, José Luis ^a   Mir, Nuria ^a   Baquero, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti hepatitis E virus; Blood donors; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis C virus infected children; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE CARRIER; FECES; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 0032433532     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000031002     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Chauhan AC, Dilawari JB, Jarneel S: Common aetiological agent for epidemic and sporadic non-A, non-B (NANB) hepatitis. Lancet 1992;339:1509-1510.
2. Velazquez O, Stetler HC, Avila C, Ornelas G, Alvarez C, Hadler SC, Bredley DW: Epidemic transmission of endemically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis in Mexico. 1986-1987. JAMA 1990;263:3281-3286.
3. Sylvan F, Hampl H: Hepatitis E in patients with chronic autoimmune liver disease. JAMA 1995;273:377-378.
4. Khuroo M, Kamili S, Jameel S: Vertical transmission of hepatitis E. Lancet 1995;345:1025-1026.
5. Balayan MS: Epidemiology of hepatitis E virus infection. J Viral Hepat 1997;4:155-165.
6. Lamballerie X, Charrel RN, Dussol B: Hepatitis GB virus C in patients on hemodialysis. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1549.
7. Lopez Alcorocho JM, Millan A, Garcia Trevijano E, Bartolome J, Ruiz Moreno M, Otrero M, Carreño V: Detection of hepatitis GB virus type C RNA in serum and liver from children with chronic viral hepatitis B and C. Hepatology 1997;25:1258-1260.
8. Lee SD, Wang Y, Lu RH, Chan CY, Lo KJ, Moeckli R: Seroprevalence of antibody to hepatitis E virus among Chinese subjects in Taiwan. Hepatology 1994;19:866-870.
9. Wang H, Tschen S, Schalasta G, Pilot J, Jahn G, Flehmig B: Anti-hepatitis E virus markers in hemodialysis patients. Nephron 1996;72:343-345.
10. Halfon PH, Ouzan D, Chanas M, Khiri H, Feryn JM, Mangin L, Masseyef MF, Salvadori JM: High prevalence or hepatitis E virus antibody in haemodialysis patients. Lancet 1996;344:1994.
11. Robson SC, Adams S, Brink N, Woodruff B, Bradley DW: Hospital outbreak of hepatitis E. Lancet 1992;339:1424-1425.
12. Wang CH, Flehming B, Moeckl R: Transmission of hepatitis E virus by transfusion? Lancet 1993;341:825-826.
13. Coursaget P, Krawczynski K, Buisson Y, Nizou C, Molinie C: Hepatitis E and hepatitis C virus infections among French soldiers with non-A, non-B hepatitis. J Med Virol 1993;39:163-166.
14. Chauhan A, Jameel S, Dilawari JB, Chawla YK, Kaur U, Ganguly NK: Hepatitis E virus transmission to a volunteer. Lancet 1993;341:149-150.
15. Montella F, Rezza G, Di Sora F, Pezzotti P, Rechia O: Association between hepatitis E virus and HIV infection in homosexual men. Lancet 1994;344:317.
16. Zhuang H, Cao XY, Liu CB, Wang GM: Enterically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis in China; in Shikata T, Purcell RH, Uchida T (eds): Viral Hepatitis C, D and E. Amsterdam, Excerpta Medica, 1991, pp 277-288.
17. Zaaijer HL, Kok M, Lelie PN, Timmerman RJ, Chau K, van del Poel HJH: Hepatitis E in The Netherlands: Imported and endemic. Lancet 1993;341:826.
18. Longer CF, Elliot JE, Caudill JD: Observation on subclinical hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and protection against reinfection; in Buisson Y, Coursaget P, Kane M (eds): Enterically-Transmitted Hepatitis Viruses. Joue-les-Tours, La Simarre, 1996, pp 362-372.
19. Gessoni G, Manoni F: Hepatitis E virus infection in north-east Italy: Serological study in the open population and groups at risk. J Viral Hepat 1996;3:197-202.
20. Pisanti F, Coppola A, Galli C: Association between hepatitis C and hepatitis E viruses in southern Italy. Lancet 1994;344:746-747.
21. Thomas D, Mahley R, Badur S, Palaogru K: Epidemiology of hepatitis E virus infection in Turkey. Lancet 1993;341:1433.