Hepatitis E Virus Prevalence among Blood Donors, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Apr;22(4):755-7. doi: 10.3201/eid2204.151728.
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Keywords: Burkina Faso; HEV; IgG; IgM; Ouagadougou; West Africa; anti-HEV; blood transfusion; bloodborne; foodborne; hepatitis E; travel-related; viruses; waterborne.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Blood Donors*
  • Burkina Faso / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Hepatitis E / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis E / immunology
  • Hepatitis E / virology
  • Hepatitis E virus / classification
  • Hepatitis E virus / genetics*
  • Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Viral / blood*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • RNA, Viral