Hepatitis E Virus Infections in Blood Donors, France
Pierre Gallian, Sébastien Lhomme, Yves Piquet, Karine Sauné, Florence Abravanel, Azzedine Assal, Pierre Tiberghien, and Jacques Izopet
Author affiliations: École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique, Marseille, France (P. Gallian); Etablissement Français du Sang Alpes Méditerranée, Marseille (P. Gallian); Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unite 1043, Toulouse, France (S. Lhomme, K. Sauné, F. Abravanel, J. Izopet); Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse (S. Lhomme, K. Sauné, F. Abravanel, J. Izopet); Institut Fédératif de Biologie, Toulouse (S. Lhomme, K. Sauné, F. Abravanel, J. Izopet); Etablissement Français du Sang Aquitaine-Limousin, Bordeaux, France (Y. Piquet, A. Assal); Etablissement Français du Sang, La Plaine Saint-Denis, France (P. Tiberghien); Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France (P. Tiberghien)
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Figure 1. Prevalence (no. samples positive/no. tested) of hepatitis E virus RNA in plasma collected during November 27, 2012–December 1, 2013, at regional establishments of the French Blood Agency, France. Southern France: AL, Aquitaine-Limousin; PM, Pyrénées-Méditerranée; AM, Alpes-Méditerranée (including Corsica). Northern France: NDF, Nord de France; NO, Normandie; IDF, Ile de France; LC, Lorraine-Champagne; ALS, Alsace; BR, Bretagne; PDL, Pays de Loire; CA, Centre Atlantique; BFC, Bourgogne-France Comté; AULO, Auvergne-Loire; RA, Rhône-Alphes.
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