Transfusion-transmitted arboviruses: Update and systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

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 Organization have stated that blood transfusion centers need to know the epidemiology of the different emerging infectious agents and their impact on blood transfusion. The aim of the study is to review the published cases of arbovirus transmission through transfusion of blood or blood components and to analyze their main clinical and epidemiological characteristics.

Material and methods

Systematic literature searches were conducted in MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus. Pairs of review authors selected a variety of scientific publications reporting cases of transfusion-transmitted arboviruses. Main clinical a

SUBMITTER: Gimenez-Richarte A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature