Hepatitis E serologic profile of blood bag units from a voluntary blood bank facility in Manila City, Philippines

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is responsible for over 50% of acute viral hepatitis cases, and can cause sporadic, as well as epidemic hepatitis. While HEV transmission usually occurs by eating and drinking contaminated foods and water, and direct contact with certain animals, e.g. pigs, boars, d...

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Main Author: Lorenzo, Annalyn A.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2015.
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