Transfusion-Transmission of Hepatitis E from Solvent/Detergent-Treated Plasma Scientists in France recently found evidence for possible hepatitis E virus (HEV) transmission in plasma treated with solvent/detergent from two… November 11, 2020
Neutralizing Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 Persist for at Least 5 Months Since December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 46 million individuals worldwide leading to over 1 million deaths. While the majority… November 3, 2020
Cochrane Living Systematic Review: More Data Needed to Determine Efficacy of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Researchers from the Cochrane Library are performing monthly systematic reviews to evaluate the current data on the effectiveness of COVID-19… October 28, 2020
No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Transfusion Transmission or Viral Infectivity About 20-25% of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop severe symptoms, but many infected individuals are asymptomatic and may donate blood… October 21, 2020
Meta-Analysis Examines Leukapheresis in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Hyperleukocytosis Hyperleukocytosis (a white blood cell count greater than 100 X 109/L) is a medical emergency with a mortality rate up… October 14, 2020
Serosurveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from Blood Donations across the U.S. The RESPONSE (REDS-IV-P Epidemiology, Surveillance and Preparedness of the Novel SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic) Study aims to screen blood donations and monitor… October 7, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Blood Donation Trends In order to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood donations, researchers at OneBlood in Florida reviewed 264,593… October 7, 2020
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Provides More than Neutralizing Antibodies With few drugs to combat SARS-CoV-2 infections and the approval from the U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19… September 30, 2020
Less than 2% of U.S. Blood Donations Positive for SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies In order to gain a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, the American Red Cross tested all blood donations from June… September 22, 2020
Minimal Concerns for HIV in the US Blood Supply after FDA Revised Guidance In 2015, the U.S. FDA revised guidance for blood donor deferral of men who have sex with men (MSM) from… September 15, 2020
