Open AccessEvidence for Transmission of Zika Virus by Platelet Transfusion
Author(s) -
Iara J F Motta,
Bryan R. Spencer,
Suely G Cordeiro da Silva,
Mônica Barcellos Arruda,
Jane A. Dobbin,
Yung Gonzaga,
Ingrid P Arcuri,
Rita C B S Tavares,
Elias Hallack Atta,
Regina F M Fernandes,
D. A. Costa,
Liane J. Ribeiro,
Fabio Limonte,
Luiza M. Higa,
Carolina Moreira Voloch,
Rodrigo Brindeiro,
Amílcar Tanuri,
Orlando C. Ferreira
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmc1607262
Subject(s) - medicine , zika virus , virology , platelet transfusion , transmission (telecommunications) , platelet , blood transfusion , virus , immunology , engineering , electrical engineering
In this report from Brazil, evidence of Zika virus transmission from a platelet donor to two patients is presented.
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