THE BLOOD-BANK AND HEPATITIS-G

HGV can be transmitted by transfusion and is capable of inducing persi stent infection. Thus far it appears to have no discernable disease as sociation. We determined the infection rate of HGV in volunteer blood donors and patient with risk factors for viral transmission through th e blood. The association between HGV infection and exposure to labile blood products could be a problem for blood banks in the future. (C) 1 998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.