Hepatitis E is an acute and self-limiting viral hepatitis caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV).It has a higher mortality rate SHOPPING CENTERS: UMA RELAÇÃO ENTRE OS ATRIBUTOS DE ESCOLHA PELOS CONSUMIDORES VERSUS OS ATRIBUTOS VALORIZADOS PELOS GERENTES 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 THE VOLATILITY SPILLOVER EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON INVESTOR SENTIMENT IN JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE 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.