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 StramerPublished 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.