Since the 1970s, introduction of serological assays targeting virus-specific antibodies and
antigens has been effective in identifying blood donations infected with the classic …

Background The detection of the first cases of transfusion-transmitted West Nile virus in
2002 posed a new challenge for transfusion safety. Institutions like the World Health …

Background In August 2009, a group from the AABB (Stramer et al., Transfusion 2009; 99:
1S–29S, Emerging Infectious Disease Agents and their Potential Threat to Transfusion …

Transfusion reactions are defined as adverse events associated with the transfusion of
blood products (Table 1). Nearly 21 million blood components are transfused each year in …

BACKGROUND Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a nonenveloped emerging virus of increasing
worldwide interest. Antibody prevalence, RNA frequencies, and transfusion transmissions …

Abstract Background State of the Science (SoS) meetings are used to define and highlight
important unanswered scientific questions. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute …

Worldwide safety of blood has been positively impacted by technological, economic and
social improvements; nevertheless, growing socio-political changes of contemporary society …

Abstract Background and Objectives Obtaining informed consent (IC) for a blood transfusion
is an absolute requirement. In this study, we compared the depth of understanding of blood …

Abstract The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of
Health convened a Working Group on the Microbiome in Cardiovascular, Pulmonary and …

Blood transfusions are vital components of modern medical treatment to which there is no
viable alternative despite efforts to create artificial blood. Each year thousands of lives are …