West Nile virus infection in plasma of blood and plasma donors, United States

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Oct;15(10):1668-70. doi: 10.3201/eid1510.081668.

Abstract

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%.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Blood Donors*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Prevalence
  • United States / epidemiology
  • West Nile Fever / epidemiology*
  • West Nile virus / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous