title: Update on Canine and Feline Blood Donor Screening for Blood-Borne Pathogens.
abstract: An update on the 2005 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Consensus Statement on blood donor infectious disease screening was presented at the 2015 ACVIM Forum in Indianapolis, Indiana, followed by panel and audience discussion. The updated consensus statement is presented below. The consensus statement aims to provide guidance on appropriate blood-borne pathogen testing for canine and feline blood donors in North America.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Wardrop
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Birkenheuer
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Blais
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Callan
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lappin
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, CA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sykes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001782:Blood Donors; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000662:veterinary; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002415:Cats; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004285:Dogs
keywords: Blood donor testing; Transfusions