Zika Epidemic in Americas Began with Single Introduction in 2013 The Zika virus is a single stranded RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family transmitted primary by Aedes mosquitoes, although other… March 30, 2016
Septic Transfusion Reactions are More Common than Previously Thought In the United States, more than 2 million platelet transfusions are administered each year to treat thrombocytopenia or impaired platelet… February 3, 2016
Zika Virus Outbreak Close to Home The Zika arbovirus is spread by Aedes mosquitoes. First identified in Ugandan primates in 1947, the first large Zika virus… January 29, 2016
VIDEO: Minimal Projected Loss of Blood Donors with Travel Deferral Today we will be discussing projected blood donor loss if travel deferrals are implemented. Almost 20% of U.S. residents travel… October 30, 2015
New Human Virus Discovered in Transfusion Recipients Researchers identified a new human virus in serum samples from transfusion recipients. The new virus is related to hepatitis C… October 9, 2015
2015 West Nile Virus Update in the United States The West Nile Virus (WNV) is an arbovirus that was first identified in the United States in 1999 and is… September 25, 2015
FDA Reports Safest Blood Supply in History In the Fatalities Reported to the FDA Following Blood Collection and Transfusion: Annual Summary for Fiscal Year 2014, the FDA… September 11, 2015
VIDEO: Transfusion-Transmitted Dengue Infections in Brazil Hello and welcome to Transfusion News. Today we will be discussing transfusion-transmitted dengue virus infections that occurred during the 2012… June 30, 2015
VIDEO: Nucleic Acid Testing for Hepatitis C Virus is Highly Effective for Screening Donated Blood Today we will be discussing the relative efficacy of different screening strategies for the hepatitis C virus (or HCV). Similar… June 15, 2015
VIDEO: Implementation of Pathogen Reduction in the United States Today we will be discussing pathogen reduction which inactivates bacteria, viruses and parasites that may contaminate blood products. European countries… May 29, 2015
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