Usutu virus infections among blood donors, Austria, july and august 2017 – Raising awareness for diagnostic challenges

dc.contributor.author	Nowotny, Norbert
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-23T07:24:06Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-23T07:24:06Z
dc.date.issued	2017-10
dc.identifier.other	204-2017.35
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.mbru.ac.ae/handle/1/208
dc.description.abstract	Abstract: Between July and August 2017, seven of 12,047 blood donations from eastern Austria, reacted positive to West Nile virus (WNV) in the cobas test (Roche). Follow-up investigations revealed Usutu virus (USUV) nucleic acid in six of these. Retrospective analyses of four blood donors diagnosed as WNV-infected in 2016 showed one USUV positive. Blood transfusion services and public health authorities in USUV-endemic areas should be aware of a possible increase of human USUV infections.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Usutu virus	en_US
dc.subject	Blood donors	en_US
dc.subject	Austria	en_US
dc.subject	Awareness	en_US
dc.subject	Diagnostic challenges	en_US
dc.title	Usutu virus infections among blood donors, Austria, july and august 2017 – Raising awareness for diagnostic challenges	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US