Dengue viremia in blood donors identified by RNA and detection of dengue transfusion transmission during the 2007 dengue outbreak in Puerto Rico

L. Stramer, Susan; M. Linnen, Jeffrey; M. Carrick, James; A. Foster, Gregory; E. Krysztof, David; Zou, Shimian; Y. Dodd, Roger; M. Tirado‐Marrero, Lourdes; Hunsperger, Elizabeth; A. Santiago, Gilberto; L. Muñoz‐Jordán, Jorge; M. Tomashek, Kay

doi:10.1111/j.1537-2995.2012.03566.x

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Dengue viremia in blood donors identified by RNA and detection of dengue transfusion transmission during the 2007 dengue outbreak in Puerto Rico

Published in Transfusion • Feb 17, 2012

Authors:

Susan L. Stramer

Jeffrey M. Linnen

James M. Carrick

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 2007, a total of 10,508 suspected dengue cases were reported in Puerto Rico. Blood donations were tested for dengue virus (DENV) RNA and recipients of RNA-positive donations traced to assess transfusion transmission. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Blood donation samples from 2007 were main...

Subject

Dengue fever

Virology

Dengue virus

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