Hepatitis A: an epidemiological survey in blood donors, France 2015 to 2017
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| Titre | Hepatitis A: an epidemiological survey in blood donors, France 2015 to 2017 |
| Type de publication | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Auteurs | Gallian P, Barlet V, Mouna L, Gross S, Lecam S, Ricard C, Wind F, Pouchol E, Fabra C, Flan B, Visse C, Djoudi R, Couturier E, De Valk H, Tiberghien P, Roque-Afonso A-M |
| Journal | EUROSURVEILLANCE |
| Volume | 23 |
| Pagination | 1800237 |
| Date Published | MAY 24 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| ISSN | 1560-7917 |
| Résumé | Since mid 2016, hepatitis A virus (HAV) outbreaks, involving predominantly men who have sex with men (MSM), have affected countries in Europe and overseas. In France, HAV screening of blood donations in 2017 revealed a HAV-RNA prevalence cafivefold higher than during 2015-16 (4.42/106 vs 0.86/106; p=0.0005). In 2017, despite a higher male-to-female ratio (5.5 vs 0.7) and the identification of MSM-associated outbreak strains, only one of 11 infected male donors self-reported being a MSM. |
| DOI | 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.21.1800237 |