First confirmed case of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E in Australia

• 1 Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Perth, WA
• 2 PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Perth, WA
• 3 Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA
• 4 Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Sydney, NSW
• 5 Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VIC
• 6 Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Brisbane, QLD

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