West Nile virus: the Italian national transplant network reaction to an alert in the north-eastern region, Italy 2011.
We report four cases of West Nile virus (WNV) transmission following a single multiorgan donation in north-eastern Italy. The transmissions were promptly detected by local transplant centres. The donor had been tested for WNV by nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) prior to transplantation and was negative. There were no detected errors in the nationally implemented WNV safety protocols.
National Transplant Centre, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy. centronazionale.trapianti@iss.it
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Costa
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Capobianchi
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Ippolito
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Palù
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Barzon
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Piccolo
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Andreetta
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Filippetti
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Fehily
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Lombardini
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Grossi
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D046148:Donor Selection / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000592:standards; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000592:standards; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral