Blood group A and D negativity are associated with symptomatic West Nile virus infection

• Published in: Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 56; no. 7; pp. 1699 - 1706
• Main Authors: Kaidarova, Zhanna, Bravo, Marjorie D., Kamel, Hany T., Custer, Brian S., Busch, Michael P., Lanteri, Marion C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: ABO Blood-Group System; Blood & organ donations; Blood Donors; Blood Group Antigens; Blood groups; Disease; Epidemics; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Humans; Infections; Male; Middle Aged; Nervous System Diseases - virology; Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; Studies; West Nile Fever - blood; West Nile Fever - complications; West Nile virus; West Nile virus - pathogenicity

BACKGROUND West Nile virus (WNV) infection is mostly asymptomatic (AS) but 20% of subjects report WNV fever and 1% of patients experience neurologic diseases with higher rates in elderly and immunosuppressed persons. With no treatment and no vaccine to prevent the development of symptomatic (S) infe...