Hepatitis E virus infection prevalence among men who have sex with men involved in a hepatitis A virus outbreak in Italy.

DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest that sexual intercourse does not have a relevant role in HEV transmission. In particular, sexual transmission of HEV is unlikely to influence the prevalence of HEV infection at population level.
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Source: Blood Transfusion - October 7, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Spada E, Costantino A, Pezzotti P, Bruni R, Pisani G, Madonna E, Chionne P, Simeoni M, Villano U, Marcantonio C, Taffon S, Marano G, Pupella S, Liumbruno GM, Ciccaglione AR Tags: Blood Transfus Source Type: research