Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates among Reinstated MSM Donors In December 2016, the American Red Cross began collecting blood from men who have sex with men (MSM) in… October 17, 2018
Pathogen Reduction Technologies and Hemostatic Efficacy of Platelets Pathogen reduction technologies (PRTs) for platelets inactivate known and unknown viruses, bacteria, and parasites in addition to inactivating white blood… July 18, 2018
Revisiting Zika virus screening for donated blood In 2015, the Zika virus (ZIKV) rapidly spread to the Americas and other countries, and four possible transfusion-transmission cases were… May 10, 2018
Zika Virus RNA Can Shed for More Than 6 Months in Semen from Some Infected Men The Zika virus (ZIKV), which has now spread to at least 48 countries including the United States, is associated with… April 18, 2018
FDA Approves Babesia microti Screen for Plasma and Whole Blood Donations One to two thousands cases of babesiosis are reported in the United States (U.S.) each year, mainly in the Northeast… March 14, 2018
Variation in Practice to Reduce Transfusion-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus While cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are usually asymptomatic, they can be life-threatening for neonates, transplant recipients, and other immunosuppressed patients receiving… December 20, 2017
Negligible Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD) is a fatal and rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder caused by misfolded proteins, or prions, in the… August 10, 2017
Risk of Hepatitis E Virus Positive Blood Donations Low in Canada Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in many resource-limited settings. HEV infection is usually asymptomatic; however, it can cause severe… June 14, 2017
Stored Whole Blood Treated with Pathogen Reduction Acceptable for Transfusion Pathogen reduction technology (PRT) hold promise for eliminating many known and emerging pathogens in donated blood and thus preventing transfusion… April 19, 2017
Zika-Positive Blood Donations Can Be Inactivated Using Pathogen Inactivation Technologies Emerging infections, such as the Zika virus (ZIKV), continue to surface due to global travel, migration, and the spread of… February 15, 2017
Transfusion Transmitted Infections