West Nile Virus Infection in Plasma of Blood and Plasma Donors, United States

Planitzer, Christina B.; Modrof, Jens; Yu, Mei-ying W.; Kreil, Thomas R.

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West Nile Virus Infection in Plasma of Blood and Plasma Donors, United States

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Oct 2009
By Planitzer, Christina B. ; Modrof, Jens ; Yu, Mei-ying W. ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Planitzer, Christina B. ; Modrof, Jens ; Yu, Mei-ying W. ; Kreil, Thomas R.
Description:

This study investigated the association of ongoing West Nile virus (WNV) infections with neutralizing antibody titers in US plasma-derived intravenous immune globulin released during 2003-2008. Titers correlated closely with the prevalence of past WNV infection in blood donors, with 2008 lots indicating a prevalence of 1%.
Subjects:

Antibodies, Viral Blood Donors Dispatch Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous Prevalence West Nile Fever
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(10):1668-1670.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

United States
Location:

North America
Volume:

15
Issue:

10
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:befa8b1525543d9a316cfafb4918086f32ceadcadd3f4950c91ae1df60358aa3
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17801/cdc_17801_DS1.pdf
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