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

Authors :: Dos Santos Bezerra R
de Melo Jorge DM
Castro ÍA
Moretto EL
Scalon de Oliveira L
Ubiali EMA
Covas DT
Arruda E
Kashima S
Slavov SN
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2020 Jul; Vol. 26 (7), pp. 1621-1623. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 21.
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.