West Nile virus in the transfusion setting with a special focus on Italian preventive measures adopted in 2008-2012 and their impact on blood safety

Blood Transfus. 2013 Oct;11(4):563-74. doi: 10.2450/2013.0077-13. Epub 2013 Oct 23.

Authors

Simonetta Pupella¹, Giulio Pisani², Karen Cristiano², Liviana Catalano¹, Giuliano Grazzini¹

Affiliations

¹ National Blood Centre, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
² National Centre for Immunobiologicals Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Safety*
Blood Transfusion*
Blood-Borne Pathogens*
Humans
Italy
Retrospective Studies
West Nile Fever / blood
West Nile Fever / prevention & control*
West Nile Fever / transmission
West Nile virus*