Emerging Infectious Disease and Safety of Blood Components.
10.17945/kjbt.2015.26.3.235
- Author:
Deok Ja OH
1
;
Jae Won KANG
;
Kwang HUH
;
Duck CHO
;
Chae Seung LIM
Author Information
1. Blood Transfusion Research Institute, Korean Red Cross, Wonju, Korea. dj57_2000@redcross.or.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Emerging infectious disease;
Blood safety;
Transfusion
- MeSH:
Blood Donors;
Blood Safety;
Communicable Diseases, Emerging*;
Emergencies;
Hepatitis E virus;
Humans;
Japan;
Korea;
Mass Screening;
Middle East;
Transportation;
United States;
West Nile virus
- From:Korean Journal of Blood Transfusion
2015;26(3):235-248
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Recently, the emergency of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Korea raised public concern regarding emerging infectious disease (EID) and affected the strategy for blood safety. Although some cases of EID such as West Nile virus in the United States and hepatitis E virus in Japan emerged in a restricted area, the emergence can rapidly affect the situation in other countries in a globalized society with advancements in transportation and international exchange. Because the risk of transfusion-mediated infection may occur by the agent of EID which can be transmitted through blood, the strategy for safety must be considered for agents that were not tested in the stage of blood donor screening. We reviewed the characteristics of transfusion-transmissible EIDs raising concerns worldwide and the strategies which had been adopted.
