Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E

LI Baixun; LIU Tianxu; HUANG Liqin; DANG Yingnan; WANG Lin

doi:10.13303/j.cjbt.issn.1004-549x.2025.01.006

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi (Jan 2025)

Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E

LI Baixun,
LIU Tianxu,
HUANG Liqin,
DANG Yingnan,
WANG Lin

Affiliations

LI Baixun: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
LIU Tianxu: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
HUANG Liqin: Shenzhen Blood Center, Shenzhen 518035, China
DANG Yingnan: Qinghai Blood Center, Xining 810000, China
WANG Lin: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13303/j.cjbt.issn.1004-549x.2025.01.006
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 38, no. 1
pp. 38 – 42

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Hepatitis E is an acute and self-limiting viral hepatitis caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV). It has a higher mortality rate among immunosuppressed patients and pregnant women infected with HEV. Although HEV infections in humans are mostly caused by contaminated water or food worldwide, the incidence of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E is continuously rising. Additionally, the prevalence of serum anti-HEV IgG in the blood donors in China is at a relatively high level, making it worth considering screening blood donors for HEV. This article briefly reviews the globally reported cases of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E and the HEV screening strategies for blood donations.

Published in Zhongguo shuxue zazhi

ISSN: 1004-549X (Print)
Publisher: Institute of Blood Transfusion of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Website: https://www.cjbt.cn/homeNav?lang=en

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