@article{PAR00000212,
  title = {{W}est {N}ile {V}irus ({WNV}): implication and generalities in blood transfusion},
  author = {{G}allian, {P}. and {L}amballerie, {X}. de and {D}e {M}icco, {P}. and {A}ndreu, {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}est {N}ile virus ({WNV}) is an arbovirus (genus {F}lavivirus, {F}amily {F}laviviridae, transmitted to humans by mosquito bite. {I}n most cases (80%), human infection remains asymptomatic. {S}evere central nervous system complications (encephalitis and meningoencephalitis) are rare. {I}n the {O}ld {W}orld, the virus circulation has been demonstrated in {A}sia, {A}ustralia, {A}frica, {M}iddle {E}ast and {E}urope. {S}everal outbreaks in humans have been described. {F}ollowing its introduction into {N}orth {A}merica in 1999, {WN} virus has been responsible of a large number of human cases in {USA} and {C}anada. {F}or the first time, viral transmission by blood products was clearly demonstrated in {USA} in 2002. {I}n {F}rance, the presence of virus has been reported in the {S}outheasthern departments since 1962. {I}n 2003, the occurrence of humans cases at specific geographical foci urged the {F}rench {N}ational {B}lood {A}gency (etablissement francais du sang) to take preventive measures for evaluating the virus transmission risks. (c) 2005 {E}lsevier {SAS}. {T}ous droits reserves.},
  keywords = {{W}est {N}ile {V}irus ; blood transfusion ; prevention ; {NAT} {W}est {N}ile},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ransfusion {C}linique {E}t {B}iologique},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {11--17},
  ISSN = {1246-7820},
  year = {2005},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.tracli.2005.01.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00000212},
}