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Acute Zika virus infection in an asymptomatic blood donor at the onset of the Puerto Rico epidemic.

Paula SaáCharles ChiuKacie GrimmGuixia YuRichard J BenjaminLaurence M CorashSusan L Stramer
Published in: Transfusion (2019)
This study identified an asymptomatic ZIKV infection in a blood donor occurring before those previously recognized by blood donation screening. NAT and PR continue to be used as acceptable strategies to prevent transfusion-transmitted arboviral infections worldwide; however, repeated arboviral outbreaks warrant consideration of PR as a more proactive approach.
Keyphrases
  • zika virus
  • liver failure
  • cardiac surgery
  • intensive care unit
  • hepatitis b virus