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Inactivation and removal of Zika virus during manufacture of plasma‐derived medicinal products
Author(s) -
Blümel Johannes,
Musso Didier,
Teitz Sebastian,
Miyabayashi Tomoyuki,
Boller Klaus,
Schnierle Barbara S.,
Baylis Sally A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/trf.13873
Subject(s) - infectivity , zika virus , virology , virus , titer , neutralization , flavivirus , pasteurization , chemistry , virus inactivation , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , food science , immunology
BACKGROUND Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito‐borne Flavivirus of major public health concern. The potential for ZIKV transmission by blood transfusion has been demonstrated; however, inactivation or removal of ZIKV during the manufacture of plasma‐derived medicinal products has not been specifically investigated. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Inactivation of ZIKV by pasteurization and solvent/detergent (S/D) treatment was investigated by spiking high‐titer ZIKV stocks into human serum albumin and applying either heat or adding different mixtures of S/D reagents and assaying for infectious virus particles. Removal of ZIKV was evaluated using filters of differing pore sizes (75, 40, 35, and 19 nm), assaying for infectious virus and RNA. Electron microscopy was performed to determine the size of ZIKV particles. Neutralization of virus infectivity by immunoglobulins was investigated. RESULTS ZIKV was effectively and rapidly inactivated by liquid heat treatment as well as by various mixtures of S/D reagents with reduction factors more than 4 log, in each case. Effective reduction of ZIKV infectivity was demonstrated for virus filtration for filters with average pore sizes of not more than 40 nm, although a significant proportion of virus RNA was detected in the 40‐ to 35‐nm filtrates likely due to the presence of subviral particles observed by electron microscopy. None of the immunoglobulin preparations investigated neutralized ZIKV infectivity. CONCLUSIONS Pasteurization and S/D treatment very rapidly inactivated ZIKV and filters with a pore size of not more than 40 nm removed all infectious ZIKV, demonstrating the effectiveness of these virus reduction strategies used during the manufacture of plasma‐derived medicinal products.