Giuseppe
Emeritus
Retrospective screening of solid organ donors in Italy, 2009, reveals unpredicted circulation of West Nile virus (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)
[Source: Eurosurveillance.org, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19648">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 34, 26 August 2010
Rapid communications
Retrospective screening of solid organ donors in Italy, 2009, reveals unpredicted circulation of West Nile virus
M Capobianchi 1, V Sambri 2, C Castilletti 1, A M Pierro 2, G Rossini 2, P Gaibani 2, F Cavrini 2, M Selleri 1, S Meschi 1, D Lapa 1, A Di Caro 1, P Grossi 3, C De Cillia 4, S Venettoni 4, M P Landini 2, G Ippolito 1, A Nanni Costa 4, on behalf of the Italian Transplant Network 5
1. National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) ?L. Spallanzani?, Rome, Italy
2. Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), Unit of Clinical Microbiology, St Orsola University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
3. Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
4. National Transplant Centre, Rome, Italy
5. Members are listed at the end of the article
Citation style for this article: Capobianchi M, Sambri V, Castilletti C, Pierro AM, Rossini G, Gaibani P, Cavrini F, Selleri M, Meschi S, Lapa D, Di Caro A, Grossi P, De Cillia C, Venettoni S, Landini MP, Ippolito G, Nanni Costa A, on behalf of the Italian Transplant Network. Retrospective screening of solid organ donors in Italy, 2009, reveals unpredicted circulation of West Nile virus. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(34)
ii=19648. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19648
Date of submission: 18 August 2010
Since the occurrence of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in humans in 2008 in Italy, concerns have been raised about the potential risks associated with solid organ transplantation (SOT). A nationwide retrospective survey showed that 1.2% of SOT donors in 2009 were WNV-seropositive and demonstrated that human WNV infection is distributed throughout several Italian regions. Transmission of WNV or other arboviruses through SOT is a possibility and risk assessment should be carried out before SOT to avoid infection through transplantation.
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[Source: Eurosurveillance.org, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19648">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 34, 26 August 2010
Rapid communications
Retrospective screening of solid organ donors in Italy, 2009, reveals unpredicted circulation of West Nile virus
M Capobianchi 1, V Sambri 2, C Castilletti 1, A M Pierro 2, G Rossini 2, P Gaibani 2, F Cavrini 2, M Selleri 1, S Meschi 1, D Lapa 1, A Di Caro 1, P Grossi 3, C De Cillia 4, S Venettoni 4, M P Landini 2, G Ippolito 1, A Nanni Costa 4, on behalf of the Italian Transplant Network 5
1. National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI) ?L. Spallanzani?, Rome, Italy
2. Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), Unit of Clinical Microbiology, St Orsola University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
3. Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
4. National Transplant Centre, Rome, Italy
5. Members are listed at the end of the article
Citation style for this article: Capobianchi M, Sambri V, Castilletti C, Pierro AM, Rossini G, Gaibani P, Cavrini F, Selleri M, Meschi S, Lapa D, Di Caro A, Grossi P, De Cillia C, Venettoni S, Landini MP, Ippolito G, Nanni Costa A, on behalf of the Italian Transplant Network. Retrospective screening of solid organ donors in Italy, 2009, reveals unpredicted circulation of West Nile virus. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(34)
ii=19648. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19648Date of submission: 18 August 2010
Since the occurrence of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in humans in 2008 in Italy, concerns have been raised about the potential risks associated with solid organ transplantation (SOT). A nationwide retrospective survey showed that 1.2% of SOT donors in 2009 were WNV-seropositive and demonstrated that human WNV infection is distributed throughout several Italian regions. Transmission of WNV or other arboviruses through SOT is a possibility and risk assessment should be carried out before SOT to avoid infection through transplantation.
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