Update: West Nile Virus Activity--Eastern United States, 2000

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The West Nile virus appears to be spreading throughout the East coast. In 1999, it first appeared in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland. As of the end of 2000, it had been found in the District of Columbia and twelve states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia.

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Update: detection of West Nile virus in blood donations -- United States, 2003

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Over two million units of donated blood in the US were tested for West Nile virus between June and September, 2003, and 601 units were found to be positive. Two case reports illustrate the continuing transmission of West Nile virus by blood transfusion. However, this risk will decrease as more US blood centers use the West Nile virus test to screen donated blood.

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Update: potential exposures to attenuated vaccine strain Brucella abortus RB51 during a laboratory proficiency test - United States and Canada, 2007

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The risks that laboratory workers were exposed to following the handling of the Brucella abortus RB51 vaccine strain are presented along with recommendations to address the problem.

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