Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmitted Via Blood Transfusion, Hong Kong, China.

This study illustrates that, consistent with other pathogenic flaviviruses, JEV can be transmitted via blood products. Targeted donor screening and pathogen reduction technologies could be used to prevent transfusion-transmitted JEV infection in highly JEV-endemic areas.
PMID: 29043965 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - October 19, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Cheng VCC, Sridhar S, Wong SC, Wong SCY, Chan JFW, Yip CCY, Chau CH, Au TWK, Hwang YY, Yau CSW, Lo JYC, Lee CK, Yuen KY Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research