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West Nile Virus RNA in Tissues from Donor Associated with Transmission to Organ Transplant Recipients EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Blau, D. M., Rabe, I. B., Bhatnagar, J., Civen, R., Trivedi, K. K., Rollin, D., Hocevar, S. N., Kuehnert, M., Staples, J. E., Zaki, S. R., Fischer, M. 2013; 19 (9): 1518-1520

Abstract

We identified West Nile virus (WNV) RNA in skin, fat, muscle, tendon, and bone marrow from a deceased donor associated with WNV transmission through solid organ transplantation. WNV could not be cultured from the RNA-positive tissues. Further studies are needed to determine if WNV can be transmitted from postmortem tissues.

View details for DOI 10.3201/eid1909.130365

View details for Web of Science ID 000328173800026

View details for PubMedID 23965573

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