An Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Australia; What Is the Risk to Blood Safety?

An Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Australia; What Is the Risk to Blood Safety?

A widespread outbreak of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) was detected in mainland Australia in 2022 in a previous non-endemic area. Given JEV is known to be transfusion-transmissible, a rapid blood-safety risk assessment was performed using a simple deterministic model to estimate the risk to bloo...

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Main Authors: Veronica C. Hoad, Philip Kiely, Clive R. Seed, Elvina Viennet, Iain B. Gosbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
transfusion
blood safety
infectious diseases
Japanese encephalitis virus
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/9/1935

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