Inactivation of Japanese encephalitis virus in plasma by methylene blue combined with visible light and in platelet concentrates by ultraviolet C light.
Lina RustantiJody Hobson-PetersAgathe M G ColmantRoy A HallPaul R YoungStefan ReichenbergFrank TolksdorfChryslain SumianUte GravemannAxel SeltsamDenese C MarksHelen M FaddyPublished in: Transfusion (2020)
The THERAFLEX MB-Plasma and THERAFLEX UV-Platelets systems effectively inactivated JEV in plasma or PCs, and thus these PI technologies could be an effective option to reduce the risk of JEV transfusion transmission.