TY - JOUR AU - Planitzer, Christina B. AU - Modrof, Jens AU - Yu, Mei-ying W. AU - Kreil, Thomas R. T1 - West Nile Virus Infection in Plasma of Blood and Plasma Donors, United States T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 10 SP - 1668 SN - 1080-6059 AB - This study investigated the association of ongoing West Nile virus (WNV) infections with neutralizing antibody titers in US plasma-derived intravenous immune globulin released during 2003–2008. Titers correlated closely with the prevalence of past WNV infection in blood donors, with 2008 lots indicating a prevalence of 1%. KW - West Nile virus KW - intravenous immunoglobulins KW - IGIV KW - viral antibodies KW - neutralization tests KW - epidemiology KW - blood KW - blood products KW - viruses KW - dispatch KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1510.081668 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/08-1668_article ER - End of Reference