West Nile Virus
West Nile virus blood donor screening can be used to monitor seasonal incidence
Published in Blood Weekly, May 18th, 2006
According to recent research from the United States, "National blood donor screening for West Nile virus (WNV) RNA using minipool nucleic acid amplification testing (MP-NAT) was implemented in the United States in July 2003.
"We compiled national NAT yield data and performed WNV immunoglobulin M (IgM) testing in 1 WNV-epidemic region (North Dakota). State-specific MP-NAT yield, antibody seroprevalence, and the average time RNA is detectable by MP-NAT were used to estimate incident infections in 2003."
"WNV donor screening yielded 944 confirmed viremic...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-05-18)
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