Blood Transfus: The rate of hepatitis E infection among male sex men who have an outbreak of hepatitis A virus in Italy.

The route of transmission of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) is still not fully clear.
study, which was published online in Blod Transfus, assessed the likelihood of HEV sexual transmission.
included samples of 196 Italian male male sex offenders (MSM) in multiple hepatitis A virus outbreaks and 3,912 Italian male blood donors selected in the same regions and provinces as MSM to assess and compare HIV infection rates and assess the risk of sexual transmission of hepatitis E virus.
the study participants was that the prevalence of HEV among Italian blood donors varied widely between geographical regions.
results showed that the prevalence of anti-HEV IgG among blood donors and MSM was 14.8% and 5.6%, respectively.
the corrected anti-HEV IgG prevalence significantly lower in MSM than that of blood donors (OR, 0.40; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.22-0.75; lt;0.01), Northern Italy (OR, 0.45;95%CI: 0.37-0.55; P.lt;0.01) and South (OR, 0. 45;95% CI: 0.35-0.58;p-lt;0.01) The population of Italy is higher than that of the inhabitants of the central region, while the prevalence rate of participants over 50 years of age is significantly higher than that of participants under 50 years of age (OR, 1.83;95% CI:1.48-2.27;p<0.01).
, the results showed that sexual activity had no correlation in HEV transmission.
, sexual transmission of HEV is unlikely to affect heV infection rates at the population level.
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