Retrospective screening of solid organ donors in Italy, 2009, reveals unpredicted circulation of West Nile virus

Euro Surveill. 2010 Aug 26;15(34):19648. doi: 10.2807/ese.15.34.19648-en.

Authors

M R Capobianchi¹, V Sambri, C Castilletti, A M Pierro, G Rossini, P Gaibani, F Cavrini, M Selleri, S Meschi, D Lapa, A Di Caro, P Grossi, C De Cillia, S Venettoni, M P Landini, G Ippolito, A Nanni Costa; Italian Transplant Network

Collaborators

Italian Transplant Network:
M Scalamogna, A Famulari, A Saracino, B Giacon, P Mancini, E Di Florio, L Ridolfi, R Peressutti, D Adorno, A Gianelli Castiglione, S Vesconi, D Testasecca, A Amoroso, F Paolo Schena, C Carcassi, V Sparacino, R Lippi, E Gabardi, C Gambelunghe, F Calabrò

Affiliation

¹ National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) L. Spallanzani , Rome, Italy. maria.capobianchi@inmi.it

PMID: 20807488
DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.34.19648-en

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Health Surveys / methods
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Tissue Donors*
West Nile Fever / blood*
West Nile Fever / diagnosis
West Nile Fever / epidemiology*
West Nile virus / isolation & purification*