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Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 3;26(7). doi: 10.3201/eid2607.200839. [Epub ahead of print]
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations.
Chang L, Zhao L, Gong H, Wang L, Wang L.
Abstract
Because of high rates of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan, China, Wuhan Blood Center began screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA on January 25, 2020. We screened donations in real-time and retrospectively and found plasma samples positive for viral RNA from 4 asymptomatic donors.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; China; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; blood donors; coronavirus; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32243255DOI:10.3201/eid2607.200839
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations.
Chang L, Zhao L, Gong H, Wang L, Wang L.
Abstract
Because of high rates of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan, China, Wuhan Blood Center began screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA on January 25, 2020. We screened donations in real-time and retrospectively and found plasma samples positive for viral RNA from 4 asymptomatic donors.
KEYWORDS:
2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; China; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; blood donors; coronavirus; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses
PMID:32243255DOI:10.3201/eid2607.200839