Transfusion-transmitted infections: risks and mitigation strategies for Oropouche virus and other emerging arboviruses in Latin America and the Caribbean

Moreira‐Soto, Andrés; Postigo-Hidalgo, Ignacio; Tabares, Ximena; Roell, Yannik; Fischer, Carlo; Gotuzzo, Eduardo; Jaenisch, Thomas; Eduardo Levi, José; Lustig, Yaniv; Felix Drexler, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.lana.2025.101089

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Transfusion-transmitted infections: risks and mitigation strategies for Oropouche virus and other emerging arboviruses in Latin America and the Caribbean

Published in The Lancet Regional Health - Americas • May 5, 2025

Authors:

Andrés Moreira‐Soto

Ignacio Postigo-Hidalgo

Ximena Tabares

Abstract

Arboviruses impose a major public health burden in Latin America and the Caribbean due to widespread and potentially severe infections causing microcephaly and long-lasting arthralgia. Beyond canonical vector-borne transmission, the magnitude and risk factors for transfusion-transmitted infections (...

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Latin Americans

Caribbean region

Virology

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