West Nile Virus in Europe and Safety of Blood Transfusion
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West Nile Virus in Europe and Safety of Blood Transfusion.
West Nile virus (WNV) has become an increasing issue in the transfusion setting since 2002, when it was firstly shown in the USA that it can be transmitted through blood transfusion. Since then, several precautionary measures have been introduced in Europe in order to reduce the possible risk of transmission via transfusion/solid organ transplantation. In addition, the epidemiological surveilla...
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عنوان ژورنال: Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1660-3796,1660-3818
DOI: 10.1159/000446219