Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations

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 asymp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-07, Vol.26 (7), p.1631-1633
Hauptverfasser:	Chang, Le, Zhao, Lei, Gong, Huafei, Wang, Lunan, Wang, Lan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	2019 novel coronavirus disease Acids Asymptomatic Betacoronavirus - genetics Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification Blood & organ donations Blood banks Blood donation Blood Donors Blood products Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease control Disease transmission Epidemics Epidemiology Expedited Health aspects Hospitals Humans Medical laboratories Pathogens Plasma Pneumonia Quarantine Research Letter respiratory infections Retrospective Studies RNA RNA, Viral - blood Safety and security measures SARS SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations Transcription (Genetics)
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2607.200839