title: Emerging pathogens and their implications for the blood supply and transfusion transmitted infections.
abstract: The threat of infection by conventional transfusion-transmitted agents has been essentially eliminated from the blood supply in developed countries, thus focusing attention on the potential risk from emerging infections. Over recent years, actions have been taken to manage a number of such risks to blood safety. These illustrate the inherent variability of the agents concerned and of the measures needed to define and control the risk.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development, American Red Cross, Holland Laboratory, 15601 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855, USA. roger.dodd@redcross.org
authors.forename: Roger Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Dodd
mesh_terms: D058731:Blood Safety; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors