Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Ross River and Barmah Forest Viruses: Possible Implications for Blood Transfusion Safety After Extreme Weather Events

EcoHealth

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 347-353

  Faddy, Helen ^a,b   Dunford, Melanie ^a,b   Seed, Clive ^a   Olds, Andrew ^c   Harley, David ^d   Dean, Melinda ^a   Racloz, Vanessa ^e   McCarthy, Suzi ^f   Smith, David ^f,g   Flower, Robert ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

arbovirus; blood donor; climate; rainfall; risk; safety; transfusion

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHAVIRUS; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROSS RIVER VIRUS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHAVIRUS; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAIN; ROSS RIVER VIRUS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 84942503269     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-014-1005-0     Document Type: Article

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