Detection of Influenza A(H3N2) Virus RNA in Donated Blood.

Authors :: dos Santos Bezerra, Rafael
de Melo Jorge, Daniel Macedo
Araújo Castro, Ítalo
Lara Moretto, Edson
de Oliveira, Leonardo Scalon
Ubiali, Eugênia Maria Amorim
Tadeu Covas, Dimas
Arruda, Eurico
Kashima, Simone
Slavov, SSvetoslav Nanev
Castro, Ítalo Araújo
Moretto, Edson Lara
Scalon de Oliveira, Leonardo
Covas, Dimas Tadeu
Slavov, Svetoslav Nanev
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jul2020, Vol. 26 Issue 7, p1621-1623. 3p. 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Influenza A virus infection has rarely been documented to cause viremia. In 28 blood donations in Brazil that were deferred because of postdonation information, we identified influenza A(H3N2) virus RNA in 1 donation using metagenomic analysis. Our finding implies theoretical risk for viremia and transfusion transmission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]