Volume 20, Number 11—November 2014
Dispatch
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
Table 2
Characteristics of 24 blood donors with HEV RNA–positive archived blood samples, France, November 27, 2912–December 1, 2013*
| Donor/age, y/sex | HEV RNA, IU/mL | Genotype | IgG against HEV | IgM against HEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/32/M | 1,903 | 3f | – | – |
| 2/37/M | 128,700 | 3f | – | – |
| 3/60/M | 1,404,100 | 3f | – | – |
| 4/52/F | 179,400 | 3c | – | – |
| 5/55/M | 102,960 | 3c | – | – |
| 6/59/M | 19,344 | 3f | + | + |
| 7/41/M | 1,333 | 3f | – | – |
| 8/61/M | 391,560 | 3c | – | – |
| 9/28/M | 2,293 | 3f | – | – |
| 10/40/M | 8,502 | 3 | – | – |
| 11/57/M | 803,400 | 3f | – | – |
| 12/37/M | 5,155,800 | 3c | – | – |
| 13/37/M | 1,981 | 3f | – | – |
| 14/58/M | 6,208 | 3c | – | – |
| 15/53/M | 13,728 | 3c | – | – |
| 16/59/M | 111,696 | 3f | – | – |
| 17/44/M | 61,932 | 3c | – | – |
| 18/54/M | 258,180 | 3c | – | – |
| 19/34/M | 4,852 | 3f | – | – |
| 20/41/M | 3,994 | 3f | – | – |
| 21/48/M | 468 | NT | + | + |
| 22/55/M | 306,540 | 3f | – | – |
| 23/25/M | 4,118 | 3f | – | – |
| 24/57/M | 2,355 | NT | – | – |
*HEV, hepatitis E virus; –, negative; +, positive; NT, not tested because of insufficient material.
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