West Nile virus infection in plasma of blood and plasma donors, United States.
This study investigated the association of ongoing West Nile virus (WNV) infections with neutralizing antibody titers in US plasma-derived intravenous immune globulin released during 2003-2008. Titers correlated closely with the prevalence of past WNV infection in blood donors, with 2008 lots indicating a prevalence of 1%.
Baxter Bioscience, Vienna, Austria.
Christina B
CB
Planitzer
Jens
J
Modrof
Mei-ying W
MY
Yu
Thomas R
TR
Kreil
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001782:Blood Donors; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous