Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infection among volunteer blood donors in Central Brazil

Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres; Adriana de Oliveira França; Celso Granato; Amanda Passarini; Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro

Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infection among volunteer blood donors in Central Brazil

2022

Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis-Torres | Adriana de Oliveira França | Celso Granato | Amanda Passarini | Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro

A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Hematology and Hemotherapy Institute of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Hemosul) to evaluate the seroprevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) exposure among volunteer blood donors in Central Brazil. Two-hundred fifty samples from the biorepository were tested for anti-HEV IgG and IgM using the Wantai HEV ELISA test. The seroprevalence of HEV exposure was 6.4% (95% CI: 3.9–10.2). Being born in another state of Brazil, mainly in the Southeast and South regions, was associated with a higher risk of HEV exposure (p < 0.001).

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