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Comment
. 2017 May;15(3):272-273.
doi: 10.2450/2016.0003-16. Epub 2016 Apr 28.

Zika virus: new emergencies, potential for severe complications, and prevention of transfusion-transmitted Zika fever in the context of co-circulation of arboviruses

Didier Musso  1 , Maite Aubry  1 , Julien Broult  2 , Adonis Stassinopoulos  3 , Jennifer Green  3
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Zika virus: new emergencies, potential for severe complications, and prevention of transfusion-transmitted Zika fever in the context of co-circulation of arboviruses

Didier Musso et al. Blood Transfus. 2017 May.
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AS and JG are collaborating with Cerus Corporation, USA, in the field of research on pathogen inactivation.

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