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Surveillance of donated blood during the 2016 arbovirus outbreak in Brazil
Author(s) -
Sharma Rohit,
Costa Santos Larissa,
da Silva Robson A.,
Gonçalves Caroline V.,
de Melo Calado Stéfano,
Santos Denisar P.,
de Andrade de Melo Josana P.,
de Cássia Pontello Rampazzo Rita,
Requião Luciana,
Krieger Marco A.,
BarralNetto Manoel,
de Oliveira Camila I.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.25193
Subject(s) - outbreak , virology , arbovirus , transmission (telecommunications) , serotype , asymptomatic , medicine , asymptomatic carrier , blood transfusion , arbovirus infections , polymerase chain reaction , biology , virus , immunology , biochemistry , electrical engineering , gene , engineering
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.