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We are very grateful to Albert Heim for providing serum samples and Birgit Bremer for technical assistance (both Hannover Medical School).
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Koenecke, C., Pischke, S., Beutel, G. et al. Hepatitis E virus infection in a hematopoietic stem cell donor. Bone Marrow Transplant 49, 159–160 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2013.148
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