Open AccessFatal Transplant-Associated West Nile Virus Encephalitis and Public Health Investigation—California, 2010
Author(s) -
Ingrid B. Rabe,
Brian S. Schwartz,
Eileen C. Far,
S. Andrew Josephson,
Allison Webber,
John P. Roberts,
Angelo M. de Mattos,
Brian Gallay,
Sean van Slyck,
Sharon Messenger,
Cynthia Yen,
Evan M. Bloch,
Clifton P. Drew,
Marc Fischer,
Carol Glaser
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e31829b4142
Subject(s) - organ transplantation , serology , medicine , viremia , encephalitis , meningoencephalitis , flavivirus , virology , transplantation , organ donation , immunology , zika virus , antibody , virus , pathology
In December 2010, a case of West Nile virus (WNV) encephalitis occurring in a kidney recipient shortly after organ transplantation was identified.