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Review
. 2012 Oct;159(2):135-42.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.12031. Epub 2012 Aug 28.

Emerging pathogens and their implications for the blood supply and transfusion transmitted infections

Roger Y Dodd  1
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Review

Emerging pathogens and their implications for the blood supply and transfusion transmitted infections

Roger Y Dodd. Br J Haematol. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

The threat of infection by conventional transfusion-transmitted agents has been essentially eliminated from the blood supply in developed countries, thus focusing attention on the potential risk from emerging infections. Over recent years, actions have been taken to manage a number of such risks to blood safety. These illustrate the inherent variability of the agents concerned and of the measures needed to define and control the risk.

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