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==Overview==
==Overview==
Blood donations should be screened for hepatitis E virus in order to prevent transmission of the virus.
[[Blood transfusions]] should be screened for [[hepatitis E virus]] in order to prevent [[transmission]] of the virus.<ref name="pmid22549046">{{cite journal| author=Kamar N, Bendall R, Legrand-Abravanel F, Xia NS, Ijaz S, Izopet J et al.| title=Hepatitis E. | journal=Lancet | year= 2012 | volume= 379 | issue= 9835 | pages= 2477-88 | pmid=22549046 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61849-7 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22549046  }} </ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:17, 19 August 2014

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Blood transfusions should be screened for hepatitis E virus in order to prevent transmission of the virus.[1]

References

  1. Kamar N, Bendall R, Legrand-Abravanel F, Xia NS, Ijaz S, Izopet J; et al. (2012). "Hepatitis E." Lancet. 379 (9835): 2477–88. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61849-7. PMID 22549046.

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