| seroprevalence of west nile virus in ghana. | the epidemiology of west nile virus (wnv) in ghana, sub-saharan africa, and its relevance to transfusion were newly assessed. a total of 1324 plasma samples from five ghanaian populations, including 529 children (<6 y old, pre-transfusion) and 795 adults (236 blood donors, 226 hiv-infected or non-infected pregnant women, 203 hiv symptomatic patients, and 130 aids patients) were screened for wnv rna. no wnv rna was detected, but 4.8% (13/271) and 27.9% (127/455) carried specific igg in children a ... | 2009 | 19210224 |