Duration of Dengue Viremia in Blood Donors and Relationships Between Donor Viremia, Infection Incidence and Clinical Case Reports During a Large Epidemic

P. Busch, Michael; P. Busch, Michael; Cerdeira Sabino, Éster; Brambilla, Donald; Esther Lopes, Maria; Capuani, Ligia; Chowdhury, Dhuly; McClure, Christopher; M. Linnen, Jeffrey; E. Prince, Harry; Simmons, Graham; Lee, Tzong‐Hae; Kleinman, Steven; Custer, Brian

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiw122

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Duration of Dengue Viremia in Blood Donors and Relationships Between Donor Viremia, Infection Incidence and Clinical Case Reports During a Large Epidemic

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Apr 1, 2016

Authors:

Michael P. Busch

Éster Cerdeira Sabino

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Dengue viruses (DENV-1-4) pose a transfusion-transmission risk. This study estimated the dengue RNA detection period in asymptomatic blood donors and relationships between donor viremia and dengue incidence during a large epidemic. METHODS: Donor samples from the 2012 dengue transmission...

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Viremia

Dengue fever

Virology

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