Update: Detection of West Nile virus in blood donations - United States, 2003

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 52, Issue 38, 2003, Pages 916-919

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VIREMIA; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 0141940228     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (3)

1. Pealer LN, Marfin AA, Petersen LR, et al. Transmission of West Nile virus through blood transfusion - United States, 2002. N Engl J Med 2003;349:1236-45.
2. CDC. Detection of West Nile virus in blood donations - United States, 2003. MMWR 2003;52:769-72.
3. American Association of Blood Banks. Association bulletin #03-08:recommended guidance for reporting West Nile viremic blood donors to state and/or local public health departments and reporting donors who subsequently develop West Nile virus illness to blood collection facilities. Available at http://www.aabb.org/pressroom/in_the_news/wnab03-8.htm.