Hepatitis E virus antibodies in blood donors, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;17(12):2309-12. doi: 10.3201/eid1712.110371.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Blood Donors*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / immunology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / transmission
  • Female
  • Food Microbiology
  • France / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis E / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis E / immunology
  • Hepatitis E / transmission
  • Hepatitis E virus / genetics
  • Hepatitis E virus / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Risk Factors
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Young Adult
  • Zoonoses / epidemiology
  • Zoonoses / transmission

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • RNA, Viral