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Transmission of West Nile Virus from an Organ Donor to Four Transplant Recipients
NEJM 348:2196-2203, Iwamoto,M.,et al, 2003
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Article Abstract
Our investigation of this cluster documents the transmission of West Nile virus by organ transplantation. Organ recipients receiving immunosuppressive drugs may be at high risk for severe disease after West Nile virus infection. Blood transfusion was the probable source of the West Nile virus viremia in the organ donor.
 
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