Dual infection of hepatitis A virus and hepatitis E virus—What is known?

IM Sayed - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Viral hepatitis is an infection of human hepatocytes resulting in liver damage. Dual infection
of two hepatotropic viruses affects disease outcomes. The hepatitis A virus (HAV) and …

Higher risk of HEV transmission and exposure among blood donors in Europe and Asia in comparison to North America: A meta-analysis

A Wolski, S Pischke, AK Ozga, MM Addo, T Horvatits - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and aims: The increasing number of diagnosed hepatitis E virus (HEV)
infections in Europe has led to the implementation of the testing of blood products in various …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of hepatitis E virus screening in the UK deceased organ donor population

I Ushiro-Lumb, J Forsythe, B Haywood… - Transplant …, 2023 - frontierspartnerships.org
Universal Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) screening of deceased organ donors was implemented by
the UK national organ procurement organisation in October 2017. Donor testing for HEV …

[HTML][HTML] Seven years (2015–2021) of blood donor screening for HEV-RNA in France: lessons and perspectives

S Laperche, C Maugard, S Lhomme, S Lecam… - Blood …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The French health authorities are considering expanding the current selective
hepatitis E virus (HEV)-RNA testing procedure to include all donations in order to further …

Hepatitis E Virus in Livestock—Update on Its Epidemiology and Risk of Infection to Humans

H Turlewicz-Podbielska, A Augustyniak… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a public health problem worldwide, as it is an
important food pathogen that humans can obtain from animals. The most common way to …

Hepatitis E Virus in Finland: Epidemiology and Risk in Blood Donors and in the General Population

J Mättö, N Putkuri, R Rimhanen-Finne, P Laurila… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Autochthonous hepatitis E (HEV) cases have been increasingly recognized and reported in
Europe, caused predominantly by the zoonotic HEV genotype 3. The clinical picture is highly …

Prevalence of HEV RNA in Croatian blood donors

I Gorski, I Babić, J Bingulac-Popović… - Transfusion clinique et …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives HEV infection is asymptomatic for immunocompetent blood donors (BD).
Transfused HEV-infected blood products may cause potentially hazardous HEV infection in …

Emerging Pathogen Threats in Transfusion Medicine: Improving Safety and Confidence with Pathogen Reduction Technologies

M Cardoso, I Ragan, L Hartson, RP Goodrich - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Emerging infectious disease threats are becoming more frequent due to various social,
political, and geographical pressures, including increased human–animal contact, global …

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E virus in children and adolescents living in urban Bogotá: An explorative cross-sectional study

NV Fernández Villalobos, B Kessel… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The majority of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV)-related studies are carried out in adults whereas
information about HEV seroprevalence, clinical disease manifestation, molecular …

Epidemiology of HEV Infection in Blood Donors in Southern Switzerland

S Fontana, P Ripellino, C Niederhauser, N Widmer… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
From 2014 to 2016, the number of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in southern Switzerland
increased dramatically and suggested food as a potential infection reservoir. We evaluated …