1. West Nile and Usutu Virus Infections and Challenges to Blood Safety in the European Union
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Domanovic, Dragoslav, Gossner, Celine M., Lieshout-Krikke, Ryanne, Mayr, Wolfgang, Baroti-Toth, Klara, Dobrota, Alina Mirella, Escoval, Maria Antonia, Henseler, Olaf, Jungbauer, Christof, Liumbruno, Giancarlo, Oyonarte, Salvador, Politis, Constantina, Sandid, Imad, Vidovic, Miljana Stojic, Young, Johanna J., Ushiro-Lumb, Ines, and Nowotny, Norbert
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European Union. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control -- Safety and security measures ,European Union -- Safety and security measures ,European Union. European Commission -- Safety and security measures ,International economic relations ,Safety and security measures ,Health aspects ,Blood banks -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects ,West Nile fever -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects ,Infection -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects ,Blood donation -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects ,Nucleic acids - Abstract
West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are arthropod-borne flaviviruses that belong to the Japanese encephalitis serocomplex. Their natural life cycle involves ornithophilic mosquitoes (predominantly Culex spp.) as vectors [...]
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- 2019
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