Universal nucleic acid donor screening revealed epidemiological features of hepatitis E and prevented transfusion-transmitted infection in Japan

More than 45 cases of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E virus infection (TT-HEV) have been reported in Japan. Therefore, in 2020, universal individual donation nucleic acid amplification testing (ID-NAT) was implemented for HEV.

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Explore the epidemiology of hepatitis E infections in Japan and further analyze the transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E cases that occurred prior to the introduction of universal nucleic acid donor screening

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