Canada will check donor blood for West Nile virus if test available
B Sibbald - 2003 - Can Med Assoc
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) hopes to be using a blood test to detect West Nile virus
(WNV) by next summer.“In Canada, it is unlikely that either the blood suppliers or the public …
(WNV) by next summer.“In Canada, it is unlikely that either the blood suppliers or the public …
[CITATION][C] Strategies for testing blood donors for West Nile virus
he recognition that West Nile virus (WNV) was transmissible by transfusion led to the rapid
implementation of routine donor testing for viral RNA in the United States and Canada …
implementation of routine donor testing for viral RNA in the United States and Canada …
Edmonton tackles shaken baby syndrome
H Kent - 2003 - Can Med Assoc
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) hopes to be using a blood test to detect West Nile virus
(WNV) by next summer.“In Canada, it is unlikely that either the blood suppliers or the public …
(WNV) by next summer.“In Canada, it is unlikely that either the blood suppliers or the public …
Investigation probes risk of contracting West Nile virus via blood transfusions
J Stephenson - JAMA, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
EVEN AS THE 2002 WEST NILE VI-rus (WNV) epidemic is expected to wind down for the
season, researchers are pressing on with efforts to determine whether the virus can be …
season, researchers are pressing on with efforts to determine whether the virus can be …
Update: West Nile virus screening of blood donations and transfusion-associated transmission--United States, 2003
Centers for Disease Control and … - MMWR. Morbidity …, 2004 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In 2002, transfusion-associated transmission (TAT) of West Nile virus (WNV) infection
acquired through blood transfusion marked the emergence of a new threat to the US blood …
acquired through blood transfusion marked the emergence of a new threat to the US blood …
The development of West Nile virus safety policies by Canadian blood services: guiding principles and a comparison between Canada and the United States
EC Vamvakas, S Kleinman, H Hume… - Transfusion Medicine …, 2006 - Elsevier
To address the emerging threat of West Nile virus (WNV) to the blood supply, Canadian
Blood Services (CBS) made a series of policy decisions that were either similar to those …
Blood Services (CBS) made a series of policy decisions that were either similar to those …
Detection of West Nile virus in blood donations-United States, 2003
SL Stramer, S Caglioti, DM Strong… - MMWR: Morbidity & …, 2003 - elibrary.ru
During the year 2002 epidemic of West Nile virus (WNV) in the US, a total of 23 persons
were reported to have acquired WNV infection after receipt of blood components from 16 …
were reported to have acquired WNV infection after receipt of blood components from 16 …
West Nile virus in Canadian blood donors
C Cameron, J Reeves, N Antonishyn, P Tilley… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Blood donation screening for West Nile virus (WNV) RNA by nucleic acid
testing (NAT) was implemented in Canada in July 2003, and 14 WNV RNA–positive …
testing (NAT) was implemented in Canada in July 2003, and 14 WNV RNA–positive …
Keeping blood transfusion safe from West Nile virus: American Red Cross experience, 2003 to 2012
RY Dodd, GA Foster, SL Stramer - Transfusion Medicine Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
West Nile virus (WNV) appeared for the first time in the United States in 1999 and rapidly
spread across the Western hemisphere within a few years causing hundreds of thousands of …
spread across the Western hemisphere within a few years causing hundreds of thousands of …
[PDF][PDF] Screening donors of solid organs for West Nile virus: First, do no harm!
K Forward - … Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical …, 2004 - downloads.hindawi.com
My primary concerns relate to polymerase chain reaction testing of donors of perfusable
organs. There is no doubt that transplanted organs can transmit WNV and that infected …
organs. There is no doubt that transplanted organs can transmit WNV and that infected …