Estimated risk of transmission of the West Nile virus through blood transfusion in the US, 2002

Transfusion

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1007-1017

  Biggerstaff, Brad J ^a   Petersen, Lyle R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS MENINGITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 0041328371     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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