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ArticleVirology journal2021

Hepatitis E virus prevalence among blood donors in Dali, China.

Ping Fu, Baochai Lin, Bingting Wu, Ling Ke, Tianfu Yang, Yue'e Du, Lishan Cheng, Zhou Li, Tiancheng Li, Yu Liu

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Article in Virology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. [Advances in hepatitis E epidemiology].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2023
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  10. Transmission of Hepatitis E Virus.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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  11. Analysis of seroprevalence and risk factors for hepatitis E virus (HEV) in donation candidates and blood donors in Northeast Brazil.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ping Fu *Transfusion Medicine Research Center, The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, 610052, China.
Baochai Lin *Transfusion Medicine Research Center, The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, 610052, China.
Bingting WuTransfusion Medicine Research Center, The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, 610052, China.
Ling KeTransfusion Medicine Research Center, The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, 610052, China.
Tianfu YangDali Blood Center, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Yue'e DuDali Blood Center, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Lishan ChengTransfusion Medicine Research Center, The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, 610052, China.
Zhou LiTransfusion Medicine Research Center, The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, 610052, China.
Tiancheng LiDepartment of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Gakuen 4-7-1, Musashi-murayama, Tokyo, 208-0011, Japan. litc@nih.go.jp.
Yu LiuTransfusion Medicine Research Center, The Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, 610052, China. liuyu@ibt.pumc.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6919-3742
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNNational Institute of Infectious Diseases · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatitis E virus (HEV) is a nonenveloped RNA virus causing hepatitis E worldwide. The increase in transfusion-transmitted cases of HEV infections from asymptomatic blood donors causing serious illnesses among immunosuppressed recipients has been reported in the past few years. China is one of the most prevalent regions of HEV; as a result, it is important to evaluate the risk of transfusion-transmitted HEV.

methodsA total of 1864 serum samples (including demographic characteristics) from blood donors were randomly collected from February to March 2018 in Dali city. Anti-HEV IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies and HEV antigen were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). HEV RNA was detected by real-time PCR. Multivariable logistic regression modelling was used to examine the risk factors associated with HEV prevalence.

resultsOverall, the positive rates of anti-HEV IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies were 13.36% (249/1864), 1.13% (21/1864), and 1.82% (34/1864), respectively. However, none of the 1864 serum samples were HEV antigen positive or HEV RNA positive. Females (16.69%) had a significantly higher HEV seroprevalence than males (13.04%) (odds ratio [OR] 1.34 [95% CI, 1.02-1.75]). Bai (18.85%) donors had a significantly higher HEV seroprevalence than Han (12.21%) blood donors (odds ratio [OR], 1.65 [95% CI, 1.24-2.19] for Bai).

conclusionsHEV showed a seroprevalence among blood donors in Yunnan Province, some of which were even recent infections, indicating a threat to the safety of blood transfusions. Whether to formulate a strategy for HEV screening in blood centres needs further research.

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Blood DonorsHepatitis EHepatitis E virusChinaFemaleHepatitis AntibodiesHumansImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMalePrevalenceRNA, ViralSeroepidemiologic StudiesHepatitis AntibodiesImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MRNA, ViralBlood donorChinaHEVPrevalence

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