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JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 198, Issue 7, Pages 979-983Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1086/591466
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- PHS HHS [HHSN266200400066C] Funding Source: Medline
- NCPDCID CDC HHS [R01-CI-000214] Funding Source: Medline
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To understand early host responses controlling West Nile virus (WNV) infection, acutely viremic blood donors, identified by nucleic acid amplification testing, were enrolled and monitored for RNA-clearance and WNV-specific IgM and IgG antibodies. Viral load and chemokine and cytokine assays were performed on serial samples from donors whose index and first follow-up samples tested negative for IgM. A total of 84% of the specimens obtained from viremic donors before IgM/IgG seroconversion demonstrated a decreasing viral load. Levels of interferon (IFN)-alpha were significantly increased before IgM seroconversion, relative to those in control specimens. CXCL10 and CCL2 were significantly elevated in donor specimens obtained before IgM seroconversion, compared with those obtained after IgM seroconversion. These findings suggest that IFN-mediated innate immunity plays a key role in initial control of WNV replication.
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