# Donor-Derived West Nile Virus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients, France, 2025 **Authors:** Aurélie Truffot, Anne-Sophie Montcuquet, Gilda Grard, Laura Pezzi, Raphaelle Klitting, Gabriel Clavel, Sylvain Trincal, Paolo Malvezzi, Lionel Rostaing, Lara Meyer, Stéphanie Dieterle, Sophie Lucas Samuel, Vincent Foulongne, Laura Le Fleur, Patricia Pavese, Gaël Pradel, Florian Franke, Syria Laperche, Julien Lupo, Anne Signori-Schmuck, Raphaële Germi, Patrice Morand PMC · DOI: 10.3201/eid3202.251569 · Emerging Infectious Diseases · 2026-02-01 ## TL;DR Two kidney transplant recipients in France contracted West Nile virus from their donors but recovered fully. ## Contribution Reports two cases of donor-derived West Nile virus infection in transplant recipients in France. ## Key findings - Both recipients had mild disease and recovered without long-term effects. - A proactive screening strategy during high-risk periods is recommended to prevent donor-derived infections. ## Abstract We report 2 cases of donor-derived West Nile virus infection in kidney transplant recipients in France. Both recipients had mild disease develop and recovered without sequelae. A more proactive screening strategy in France, particularly during periods of highest risk for West Nile virus circulation, would help reduce risk for donor-derived infections. ## Full-text entities - **Diseases:** Fever (MESH:D005334), acute kidney failure (MESH:D058186), diarrhea (MESH:D003967), rash (MESH:D005076), DD-WNV (MESH:D014901), skin lesions (MESH:D012871), neuroinvasive disease (MESH:D004194), headache (MESH:D006261), pseudo-angiomatosis (MESH:D000798), DD infections (MESH:D007239), hypertensive (MESH:D006973), death (MESH:D003643), cerebral hemorrhage (MESH:D002543), viral infections (MESH:D014777) - **Chemicals:** SOT (-) - **Species:** West Nile virus (no rank) [taxon 11082], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606] ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12928219/full.md ## Figures 2 figures with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12928219/full.md ## References 15 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12928219/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12928219