West Nile Virus Infection in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex During the 2012 Texas Epidemic – RDRI

West Nile Virus Infection in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex During the 2012 Texas Epidemic

May
15
2014
West Nile Virus Infection in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex During the 2012 Texas Epidemic
Background: In 2012, the United States experienced one of its worst West Nile virus (WNV) epidemics, reporting 5,387 human cases and final death toll of 243. Texas was at the epicenter of the outbreak, with 1,875 reported cases and 89 deaths that year. The Texas outbreak centered mainly in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where 30 deaths were reported. We report three cases of severe WNV infection complicated by meningoencephalitis in our organ transplant population. Read more >
Source: Transplant Journal
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