Detection of Usutu virus infection in a healthy blood donor from south-west Germany, 2012

Euro Surveill. 2012 Dec 13;17(50):20341.

Abstract

From September 2011 until November 2012, 31 serum samples from German patients with clinically suspected acute Usutu virus (USUV) infections were tested for USUV-specific antibodies. All samples tested negative. In addition, 4,200 serum samples from healthy blood donors from south-west Germany were collected in January 2012 and also analysed for the presence of specific antibodies. One sample tested positive for USUV-IgG and -IgM. Thus, the seroprevalence of USUV antibodies in healthy blood donors from south-west Germany was low in January 2012.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Blood Donors / statistics & numerical data*
  • Encephalitis Viruses, Japanese / immunology*
  • Encephalitis Viruses, Japanese / isolation & purification
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Flavivirus Infections / blood*
  • Flavivirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Flavivirus Infections / immunology
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin M / immunology
  • Male
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M