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US urges all donated blood undergo tests for Zika
US urges all donated blood undergo tests for Zika
MIAMI — Donated blood should be tested for the Zika virus, which can cause birth defects, US regulators warned amid a mounting outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the United States.The move announced Friday revises a previous Food and Drug Administration guideline issued in February that recommended active screening of donated blood only in "areas with active Zika virus transmission."Since there is "still much uncertainty regarding the nature and extent of Zika virus transmission," the recommendation for testing all donated blood "will help ensure that safe blood is available" for everyone, said Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.Stricter national safeguards are needed as evidence has emerged that Zika can be transmitted sexually, and that those infected often show no symptoms, the FDA said.
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Donated blood across US to be screened for Zika Virus
Donated blood across US to be screened for Zika Virus
In Brazil, Zika has been linked to more than 1,800 cases of microcephaly and US officials expect as many as 270 cases in Puerto Rico, where local transmission of the virus is widespread.(Reuters)In a move to prevent transmission of the Zika virus through blood supply, the United States Food and Drug Administration has recommended that all blood donated in the country and its territories be tested for the virus.The decision to expand blood screening in the US was based on concerns about more cases of local transmission in Florida, the growing number of travel-related infections and concerns that Zika-tainted blood could unwittingly be given to a pregnant woman, putting her unborn baby at a risk of severe birth defects, an official release said yesterday.
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FDA advises Zika screening for all US blood centers
FDA advises Zika screening for all US blood centers
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration wants all U.S. blood banks to start screening for Zika virus, a major expansion intended to protect the nation's blood supply from the mosquito-borne disease.The new advisory means all U.S. states and territories will need to begin testing blood donations for Zika.Previously, the requirement was limited to areas with active Zika transmission, such as Puerto Rico and two Florida counties.
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