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

Authors :: 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
Nowotny, Norbert
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. June 2019, Vol. 25 Issue 6, p1050, 8 p.
Publication Year :: 2019
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 [...]

Subjects :: 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

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