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New strategies for the control of infectious and parasitic diseases in blood donors: the impact of pathogen inactivation methods Cover

New strategies for the control of infectious and parasitic diseases in blood donors: the impact of pathogen inactivation methods

By: Luca Galli and  Fabrizio Bruschi  
Open Access
|Apr 2020

Abstract

Around 70 infectious agents are possible threats for blood safety.

The risk for blood recipients is increasing because of new emergent agents like West Nile, Zika and Chikungunya viruses, or parasites such as Plasmodium and Trypanosoma cruzi in non-endemic regions, for instance.

Screening programmes of the donors are more and more implemented in several Countries, but these cannot prevent completely infections, especially when they are caused by new agents.

Pathogen inactivation (PI) methods might overcome the limits of the screening and different technologies have been set up in the last years.

This review aims to describe the most widely used methods focusing on their efficacy as well as on the preservation integrity of blood components.

Language: English
Page range: 53 - 66
Published on: Apr 30, 2020
Published by: European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Luca Galli, Fabrizio Bruschi, published by European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association
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