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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 2009-2010, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00235-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Prevalence of Anti-Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies in French Blood Donors{triangledown}

Annie Boutrouille, Labib Bakkali-Kassimi, Catherine Crucière, and Nicole Pavio*

UMR 1161 (INRA, AFSSA, ENVA), Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France

Received 30 January 2007/ Returned for modification 1 April 2007/ Accepted 16 April 2007

Accumulating evidence suggests that hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an emerging disease in regions where HEV is nonendemic. In France, the prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies in the general population has never been studied. Using blood donors' samples, we have found a prevalence of 3.20%, which is similar to that of other industrialized countries.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: UMR 1161, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Bâtiment Bressou, 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France. Phone: 33 143 96 72 09. Fax: 33 143 96 73 96. E-mail: npavio{at}vet-alfort.fr

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 25 April 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 2009-2010, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00235-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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