title: Zika virus and the never-ending story of emerging pathogens and transfusion medicine.
abstract: In the last few years, the transfusion medicine community has been paying special attention to emerging vector-borne diseases transmitted by arboviruses. Zika virus is the latest of these pathogens and is responsible for major outbreaks in Africa, Asia and, more recently, in previously infection-naïve territories of the Pacific area. Many issues regarding this emerging pathogen remain unclear and require further investigation. National health authorities have adopted different prevention strategies. The aim of this review article is to discuss the currently available, though limited, information and the potential impact of this virus on transfusion medicine.
authors.affiliation: Italian National Blood Centre, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marano
authors.affiliation: Italian National Blood Centre, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pupella
authors.affiliation: Italian National Blood Centre, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.|Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaglio
authors.affiliation: Italian National Blood Centre, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giancarlo M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Liumbruno
authors.affiliation: Italian National Blood Centre, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grazzini
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D000071244:Zika Virus; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*