Dengue Virus Transmission by Blood Stem Cell Donor after Travel to Sri Lanka; Germany, 2013

Dengue Virus Transmission by Blood Stem Cell Donor after Travel to Sri Lanka; Germany, 2013

Three days after donation of peripheral blood stem cells to a recipient with acute myeloblastic leukemia, dengue virus was detected in the donor, who had recently traveled to Sri Lanka. Transmission to the recipient, who died 9 days after transplant, was confirmed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael Punzel, Gülay Korukluoğlu, Dilek Yagci Caglayik, Dilek Menemenlioglu, Sinem Civriz Bozdag, Emre Tekgündüz, Fevzi Altuntaş, Renata de Mendonca Campos, Bernd Burde, Stephan Günther, Dennis Tappe, Daniel Cadar, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue
viruses
RNA
Flaviviridae
arthropod
mosquito
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/14-0508_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/8/14-0508_article

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