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Finally, the report evaluates transfusion-transmitted infections, immune evasion via M segment variations, and potential neurological and congenital outcomes.

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POWV can rarely be transmitted through blood transfusion. People with confirmed POWV infection should not donate blood for 120 days (4 months) after their illness. POWV infections temporally ...

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Such a product will reduce considerably the risk of transfusion–transmitted infections. In addition to products derived from human platelets, there are substitutes that are not platelet–derived.

There is a need to secure a safer supply of blood products, especially in developing countries where there is a higher risk of transfusion-transmitted infection.

However, our data here indicate that fibrinogen-coated albumin microcapsules may be an effective new replacement therapy for platelet transfusion in the management of thrombocytopenia.

Blood transfusion is the cornerstone of effective healthcare and emergency responses, said Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia on Friday, ahead of the World Blood Donor Day.