Hepatitis E virus in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region: an awareness of an infectious threat to blood safety | Zendy

Soha Yazbek | Zendy; Khalil Kreidieh | Zendy; S. Ramia | Zendy

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Hepatitis E virus in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region: an awareness of an infectious threat to blood safety

Author(s) -

Soha Yazbek,

Khalil Kreidieh,

S. Ramia

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

infection

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.983

H-Index - 74

eISSN - 1439-0973

pISSN - 0300-8126

DOI - 10.1007/s15010-015-0807-5

Subject(s) - seroprevalence , hepatitis e virus , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , hepatitis e , blood transfusion , environmental health , serology , population , middle east , virology , immunology , geography , antibody , biology , biochemistry , archaeology , genotype , electrical engineering , gene , engineering

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is mainly transmitted through contaminated water supplies which make the virus endemic in developing countries including countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Recent reports suggest potential risk of HEV transmission via blood transfusion.

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