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FDA recommends Zika testing for all blood donated in U.S.

FDA recommends Zika testing for all blood donated in U.S.

An edes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention center in Guadalupe, neighbouring Monterrey, Mexico, March 8, 2016.REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File PhotoCHICAGO/TAMPA, Fla.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Friday that all blood donated in the United States and its territories be tested for Zika virus, as it moves to prevent transmission of the virus through the blood supply.


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FDA expands Zika screening to all U.S. blood centers

FDA expands Zika screening to all U.S. blood centers

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FDA urges screening all blood donations for Zika

FDA urges screening all blood donations for Zika

The Food and Drug Administration recommended Friday that all U.S. blood banks start screening for the Zika virus.(Photo: Michael Conroy/AP)The Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended expanding the screening process for all blood donations in the U.S. as a precaution against contaminating the blood supply with the mosquito-borne Zika virus.The new recommendation expands the guidance to all U.S. states and territories.

FDA recommends Zika testing for all blood donated in U.S.