West Nile and Usutu viruses are efficiently inactivated in platelet concentrates by UVC light using the THERAFLEX UV-Platelets system.
Ute GravemannMathias BoelkeLaura KönenkampLars SöderMaurice MaurerUte ZieglerTorsten J SchulzeAxel SeltsamStefanie C BeckerImke SteffenPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2024)
Our results demonstrate that the THERAFLEX UV-Platelets procedure is an effective technology to inactivate WNV and USUV in contaminated PCs.