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Nucleic acid screening of the nation's blood supply successfully intercepted more than 600 units of West Nile virus-contaminated blood during the past summer, but the tests are not perfect.
At least two patients were newly diagnosed with West Nile encephalitis that was tracked to blood transfusions, Dr. Julie Gerberding announced at a Sept. 18 teleconference.
"The take-home message here is that our transfusion supply is far safer than it was a year ago, thanks to the incredible work of the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] and all of our colleagues in the blood-banking industry, but we are still on the lookout for an occasional case that could slip through. The risk...
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