Hepatitis <scp>E</scp> virus screening in <scp>Irish</scp> blood donors: Seven years of individual donation nucleic acid testing reveals a frequent blood donor infection—but what is the risk?
Autochthonous asymptomatic HEV infection continues to occur in Irish donors with relative frequency. As donors with higher viral loads can lead to infectious donations, the value of screening the blood supply for HEV is evident and supported by an absence of reported TT HEV cases. Interventions to control foodborne HEV may reduce the relative benefit of screening in the future.
Authors
- Niamh O’Flaherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3085-0204)
- Jonathan Dean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5422-3881)
- Michael F. Mullarkey
- Allison Waters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5048-5021)
- Pádraig Williams
- Jola Szulc
- Lisa Burke
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.70047
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32