An RNA virus, designated hepatitis G virus (HGV), was identified from the plasma of a
patient with chronic hepatitis. Extension from an immunoreactive complementary DNA clone …

We report unbiased metagenomic detection of chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Ebola virus (EBOV),
and hepatitis C virus (HCV) from four human blood samples by MinION nanopore …

Background . The dynamics of the early stages of West Nile virus (WNV) infection can be
assessed by follow-up studies of viremic blood donors. Methods . A total of 245 donors with …

BACKGROUND: In 2007, a total of 10,508 suspected dengue cases were reported in Puerto
Rico. Blood donations were tested for dengue virus (DENV) RNA and recipients of RNA‐…

… Samples of known HIV viral load copy numbers (0, 1, 3, 10, 30, 100, and 300 copies/ml) were
tested with the TMA assay 20 times each by four different laboratory technicians (J. Linnen, …

Background The use of nucleic acid amplification tests of “minipools” of 16 samples to
screen blood donors for West Nile virus RNA began in July 2003. We report the yield and …

Background Hepatitis E virus ( HEV ) is an emerging threat to the safety of blood transfusion.
The aim of this study was to determine HEV immunoglobulin ( Ig ) G and RNA prevalence in …

BACKGROUND: Dengue fever and hemorrhagic disease are caused by four dengue virus (DENV)
serotypes (DENV‐1 to ‐4), mosquito‐borne flaviviruses with increasing incidence, …

Background. A linked donor-recipient study was conducted during epidemics in 2 cities in
Brazil to investigate transfusion-transmitted (TT) dengue virus (DENV) by DENV RNA–positive …

BACKGROUND: A single instance of transfusion‐transmitted dengue infection has been
reported. The high incidence of dengue in endemic countries, the high proportion of …