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Zika’s Potential Threat to World Blood Supply

by Global Biodefense Staff
June 21, 2016
Zika Virus Research

Zika Virus ResearchBlood safety researchers say it is highly likely that the mosquito-borne Zika virus can be transmitted through blood transfusions and are calling for an evidence-based approach to protecting the blood supply from the threat of Zika virus, according to a commentary published this week in the journal Transfusion.

The researchers say possible steps that could be taken to mitigate safety concerns include deferring blood donors who have symptoms of the infection, developing better blood screening tests, and finding ways to reduce the pathogen.

Based on the growing concern over Zika and the blood supply, the National Institutes of Health in February announced interest in supporting research that examines the risk of Zika transmission through transfusion and the potential clinical impact of Zika that might be passed along through blood.

In addition, the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has made Zika research part of the existing Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-III (REDS-III) blood safety research program.

Zika virus, once mainly seen in parts of Asia and Africa, has spread through the Americas and is now transmitted by mosquitoes in Puerto Rico. The virus has been linked to birth defects and neurological disease, with thousands of cases being reported in Brazil.

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