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FDA advises Zika testing for all donated blood in the U.S.

FDA advises Zika testing for all donated blood in the U.S.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a revised guidance on Friday recommending universal testing of donated blood for Zika virus in the U.S. and its territories.The FDA recommended that all states and U.S. territories screen individual units blood with a screening test authorized for use by the FDA.(http://bit.ly/2bUxvjC)The agency had recommended in February that blood should no longer be collected from regions where the Zika virus is circulating, and that blood needed for transfusions be obtained from areas of the country without active transmission.


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FDA says U.S. blood supply should be screened for Zika

FDA says U.S. blood supply should be screened for Zika

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration wants all U.S. blood centers to start screening for Zika, a major expansion intended to protect the nation's blood supply from the mosquito-borne virus.Friday's advisory means all U.S. states and territories will need to begin testing blood donations for Zika.Previously, the FDA had limited the requirement to Puerto Rico and two Florida counties​.


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Zika virus: All U.S. blood banks must screen donations, FDA says

Zika virus: All U.S. blood banks must screen donations, FDA says

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Zika virus: All U.S. blood banks must screen donations, FDA says