Detection of specific antibodies against West Nile and Usutu viruses in healthy blood donors in northern Italy, 2010-2011

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Pierro, A ^a   Gaibani, P ^a   Spadafora, C ^a   Ruggeri, D ^b   Randi, V ^c   Parenti, S ^c   Finarelli, A C ^d   Rossini, G ^a   Landini, M P ^a   Sambri, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b U O C Idoneità Biologica Donatori Sangue ed Emocomponenti   (Italy)

^c Regione Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^d Public Health Authority Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^e Unit of Microbiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Italy; Seroprevalence; Usutu virus; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD DONOR; CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRONEUTRALIZATION ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; USUTU FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EMILIA; USUTU VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

BLOOD DONORS; ITALY; SEROPREVALENCE; USUTU VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884706411     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12241     Document Type: Article

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