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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-426/annex/division-WEST/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2008/426",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 28 April 2008 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 1589) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/426/EC)",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Laboratory criteria",
  "text": "Laboratory test for case confirmation\nAt least one of the following four:\nIsolation of WNV from blood or CSF\nDetection of WNV nucleic acid in blood or CSF\nWNV specific antibody response (IgM) in CSF\nWNV IgM high titre AND detection of WNV IgG, AND confirmation by neutralisation\nLaboratory test for a probable case\nWNV specific antibody response in serum\nLaboratory results need to be interpreted according to flavivirus vaccination status",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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