West Nile and Usutu Virus Infections and Challenges to Blood Safety in the European Union

West Nile and Usutu Virus Infections and Challenges to Blood Safety in the European Union

West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) circulate in several European Union (EU) countries. The risk of transfusion-transmitted West Nile virus (TT-WNV) has been recognized, and preventive blood safety measures have been implemented. We summarized the applied interventions in the EU countries a...

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Main Authors: Dragoslav Domanović, Celine M. Gossner, Ryanne Lieshout-Krikke, Wolfgang Mayr, Klara Baroti-Toth, Alina Mirella Dobrota, Maria Antonia Escoval, Olaf Henseler, Christof Jungbauer, Giancarlo Liumbruno, Salvador Oyonarte, Constantina Politis, Imad Sandid, Miljana Stojić Vidović, Johanna J. Young, Inês Ushiro-Lumb, Norbert Nowotny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
Usutu virus
blood safety
surveillance systems
measures
European Union
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/6/18-1755_article

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