Since the 1970s, introduction of serological assays targeting virus-specific antibodies and
antigens has been effective in identifying blood donations infected with the classic …

Abstract In 2016, the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand, with the support
of the Australian Government Organ and Tissue authority, commissioned a literature review …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. The
systematic use of improved tools for diagnosing and genotyping has completely changed …

This review article summarises hepatitis E virus (HEV) blood donation screening strategies
in effect in the European Union (EU). Since 2012, eight EU countries have implemented …

Background & Aims The burden of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among patients with
haematological malignancy has only been scarcely reported. Therefore, we aimed to …

Hepatitis (HEV) is widely distributed in pigs and is transmitted with increasing numbers to
humans by contact with pigs, contaminated food and blood transfusion. The virus is mostly …

There is growing concern regarding the risk of transfusion-transmitted (TT) hepatitis E. Since
the first described case in 2006, several TT hepatitis E have been reported to the French …

Highlights•Emergence of novel animal strains of HEV transmissible to human.•Genotype 1
HEV outbreaks among displaced population with poor sanitation conditions.•Emergence of …

Introduction Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the most common cause of acute hepatitis in many
European countries, is transmitted through consumption of processed pork but also via …

Background Hepatitis E is a liver disease caused by a small RNA virus known as hepatitis E
virus (HEV). Four major genotypes infect humans, of which genotype 1 and 2 (HEV-1, HEV …