| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6120273 | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Eastern Austria is neighbouring regions with ongoing West Nile virus (WNV) transmissions. Three human WNV infections had been diagnosed during the past decade in Austria. The Austrian Red Cross Blood Service (ARC-BS) started a first voluntary screening for WNV in blood donors from Eastern Austria by Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) in June 2014. This is also the most extensive WNV surveillance programme in humans in Austria so far. In August 2014, one autochthonous WNV infection was detected in a blood donor from Vienna. By now, one in 67,800 whole blood donations was found to be positive for WNV RNA.
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Authors
C. Jungbauer, M.K. Hourfar, K. Stiasny, S.W. Aberle, D. Cadar, J. Schmidt-Chanasit, W.R. Mayr,