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FDA recommends that all donated blood be tested for Zika

FDA recommends that all donated blood be tested for Zika

Back in February, the FDA went ahead with guidelines for blood in Florida and Puerto Rico, both areas affected by the virus, to go ahead and begin screening donated blood there for infection.Obviously this ensures blood given by the possible infected isn't poisoning the supply redistributed out to patients in need of transfusions or other methods of blood delivery to the body.According to FDA chief scientist Luciana Borio, "As new scientific and epidemiological information regarding Zika virus has become available, it's clear that additional precautionary measures are necessary."


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Zika Virus Prompts New FDA Recommendations For All Blood Donations

Zika Virus Prompts New FDA Recommendations For All Blood Donations

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -Disturbing new information about the spread of the Zika virus.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending all blood banks and clinics, nationwide, test every single blood donation for the potentially debilitating virus.Dr. Charity Dean, Health Officer with Santa Barbara County Public Health, talked to NewsChannel 3 Friday about new health restrictions and research findings linked to the Zika virus.


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Zika virus: All blood donations should be tested, FDA says

Zika virus: All blood donations should be tested, FDA says

Because most people with Zika don't know it, testing is essentialGeorgia to be among first states to roll out testsFearing the Zika virus will enter the nation's blood bank supplies, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday suggested that all donated blood and blood components be tested for the presence of the Zika virus.Georgia will be among the first 11 states to begin the new testing program and will have up to four weeks to start testing any new blood donations.The remaining states will have up to 12 weeks to implement screening.


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Zika cases continue to climb in California as FDA recommends more tests

Zika cases continue to climb in California as FDA recommends more tests

Zika continues to affect Californians as another 19 people have tested positive for the virus, though none of them contracted it locally, state health officials announced Friday.The tally has reached 189 cases of travel related Zika this week, including one person from the City of Long Beach.San Bernardino County began the month with 7 cases.


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FDA Urges Zika Testing for All Blood Donations

FDA Urges Zika Testing for All Blood Donations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising blood banks to screen all blood donations in the U.S. for the Zika virus.It's an effort to protect the nation's blood supply from the mosquito-borne disease, which can cause severe birth defects — including microcephaly and other fetal brain defects — in children whose mother contracted the virus while pregnant.Previously, the FDA had limited its blood screening recommendation to areas with active Zika virus transmission.

Zika cases continue to climb in California as FDA recommends more tests