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Transfusion‐transmitted hepatitis E in a ‘nonhyperendemic’ country

E. Boxall, A. Herborn, G. Kochethu, G. Pratt, David H. Adams, S. Ijaz, C. Teo

2006.4.1TRANSFUSION MEDICINE

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2006.00652.x

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The first case of transfusion‐transmitted hepatitis E in the UK from a blood donor who had no history of recent travel abroad is described.

Abstract

summary.  Indigenous hepatitis E is increasingly recognized in developed countries, where it may be a zoonosis. We describe the first case of transfusion‐transmitted hepatitis E in the UK from a blood donor who had no history of recent travel abroad.

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BOXALL, E., et al. Transfusion‐transmitted hepatitis e in a ‘nonhyperendemic’ country. TRANSFUSION MEDICINE, 2006, 16.