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West Nile Virus Transmission by Solid Organ Transplantation and Considerations for Organ Donor Screening Practices, United States

Authors :
Raymond A. Soto
Emily McDonald
Pallavi Annambhotla
Jason O. Velez
Janeen Laven
Amanda J. Panella
Kimberly D. Machesky
Jennifer L. White
Judie Hyun
Emily Freuck
Janice Habel
David Oh
Marilyn Levi
Rick Hasz
Elling Eidbo
J. Erin Staples
Sridhar V. Basavaraju
Carolyn V. Gould
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 403-406 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022.

Abstract

West Nile virus (WNV) is the most common domestic arbovirus in the United States. During 2018, WNV was transmitted through solid organ transplantation to 2 recipients who had neuroinvasive disease develop. Because of increased illness and death in transplant recipients, organ procurement organizations should consider screening during region-specific WNV transmission months.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
28
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3a7c266c7d3474ab87c11fc83f35241
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2802.211697