Screening for Babesia microti Decreases the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Babesia microti is a tick-borne pathogen responsible for babesiosis—a malaria-like hemolytic disease. Currently, there is not a licensed screening test… December 14, 2016
Mandatory Blood Screening to Prevent Transfusion-Transmission of Zika Virus Two platelet transfusion recipients acquired the Zika virus from their transfusions, as recently reported in The New England Journal of… August 29, 2016
New Drug for Leishmaniasis, Chagas Disease and Sleeping Sickness Leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and sleeping sickness are transfusion-transmitted diseases. These diseases affect more than 20 million people annually in Latin… August 18, 2016
Leukoreduction Alone May Be Sufficient to Prevent Transfusion-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus Infection in Preterm Infants Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is common and typically asymptomatic among healthy individuals, but it can be life-threatening in immunodeficient patients… August 10, 2016
FDA Recommends Screening Blood for Zika Virus in South Florida after Reports of Local Transmission Last week, the Florida Health Department reported four local mosquito-borne cases of Zika virus in South Florida. Currently, officials believe… August 1, 2016
Transfusions and Hospital IV Injections Likely Contributed to the Spread of HIV and Other Blood-borne Viruses in Africa Although the exact source and factors leading to the HIV pandemic are unclear, it has been suggested that iatrogenic transmission,… July 13, 2016
No Evidence of Transfusion-Transmission of Neurodegenerative Disorders Misfolded proteins aggregate in the brain in many neurodegenerative disorders, and animal studies have shown that protein misfolding can be… July 6, 2016
No Increased Risk of Blood Donations from MSM after Temporary Deferrals Most industrialized countries do not allow blood donations from men who have had sex with men (MSM). Recently, however, several… June 29, 2016
Breast milk-transmission of cytomegalovirus more common than transfusion Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is common and rarely serious in healthy individuals, CMV infection in premature and very-low-birthweight infants can… June 15, 2016
Better Screening Methods for Zika Virus Are Needed to Protect the Blood Supply As the Zika virus continues to spread, and evidence for its role in the pathophysiogy of microcephaly and Guillain-Barre continues… June 9, 2016
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