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# Guidance on Using Nucleic Acid Tests for West Nile Testing
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guidance-on-using-nucleic-acid-tests-for-west-nile-testing/
- Published: 2016-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:31:18.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5136794

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has released a guidance on “Use of Nucleic Acid Tests to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of West Nile Virus from Living Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps).” The document provides establishments that make donor eligibility determinations for donors of HCT/Ps with recommendations for testing living donors for West Nile Virus. To view this guidance, click [here](http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/Tissue/UCM372084.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com). To view this notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-09-13/pdf/2016-21969.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).