Parvovirus B19 in South African blood donors.
Kerri-Lee A FrancoisRaveen ParboosingPravi MoodleyPublished in: Journal of medical virology (2019)
We have demonstrated a low prevalence of PVB19 DNA in SANBS blood donors. The predominance of low-level viraemia and the presence of PVB19 antibodies, suggests that the risk of transfusion transmission of PVB19 among SANBS donors may be relatively low.