Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmitted Via Blood Transfusion, Hong Kong, China

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquitoborne virus endemic to China and Southeast Asia that causes severe encephalitis in <1% of infected persons. Transmission of JEV via blood transfusion has not been reported. We report transmission of JEV via blood donation products from an asymptomati...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Vincent C.C. Cheng, Siddharth Sridhar, Shuk-Ching Wong, Sally C.Y. Wong, Jasper F.W. Chan, Cyril C.Y. Yip, Chi-Hung Chau, Timmy W.K. Au, Yu-Yan Hwang, Carol S.W. Yau, Janice Y.C. Lo, Cheuk-Kwong Lee, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01-01
Subjects:	viral encephalitis Japanese encephalitis virus blood transfusion vector-borne infections immunocompromised host outbreak
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-1297_article