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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 3-Rapid response and cooperation between blood-collection agencies and public health authorities appear to have been effective at keeping the U.S. blood supply safe from West Nile virus.

Using nucleic acid amplification (NAA) tests, the American Red Cross was able to prospectively identify 519 donors who tested positive for West Nile virus, reported researchers from the Red Cross here in the Aug. 3 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. The 519 donors accounted for 1,023 potentially infectious blood products.

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West Nile number up to 6

In an effort to control West Nile virus in Modesto, officials said Tuesday they will spray for mosquitoes later this week in Village I in the city’s northeast section and around two parks in the city’s northwest.
The announcement came as Stanislaus County health officials confirmed the county’s sixth human case of West Nile infection this year.

Due for early morning spraying Thursday and Friday, officials said, are Village I subdivisions along Merle, Floyd and Sylvan avenues, west of Claus Road; plus Muncy Park off Prescott Road south of West Rumble Road, and Davis Community Park at College Avenue and West Rumble Road.

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