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. 2018 Aug;90(8):1406-1410.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.25193. Epub 2018 Apr 26.

Surveillance of donated blood during the 2016 arbovirus outbreak in Brazil

Rohit Sharma  1 , Larissa Costa Santos  1 , Robson A da Silva  2 , Caroline V Gonçalves  2 , Stéfano de Melo Calado  2 , Denisar P Santos  2 , Josana P de Andrade de Melo  3 , Rita de Cássia Pontello Rampazzo  4 , Luciana Requião  4 , Marco A Krieger  4   5 , Manoel Barral-Netto  1   6 , Camila I de Oliveira  1   6
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Surveillance of donated blood during the 2016 arbovirus outbreak in Brazil

Rohit Sharma et al. J Med Virol. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Reports of arboviral transmission via blood transfusion may be a cause of concern among asymptomatic infected donors. This study evaluated the presence of arboviruses in donated blood products during the 2016 outbreak in Vitória da Conquista (Bahia-Brazil). Serum samples (n = 676) were screened for ZIKV, CHIKV, and the four DENV serotypes using a one-step reverse transcriptase-based Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). No samples tested positive for any of the targets, whereas positive controls performed as expected. The results suggest a low risk of arboviral transmission via transfusion of blood products in the endemic area studied during the 2016 outbreak.

Keywords: NAT; ZIKV; transfusion.

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