Zika virus surveillance post‐epidemic in blood donors from São Paulo, Brazil 2016–2020
The detection of ZIKV RNA by NAT in a donated blood sample demonstrates that, although extremely rare, the virus is still present. Periodic active surveillance of blood donations for viruses associated with past outbreaks may help identify an incipient resurgence before it develops into a new epidemic.
Authors
- Vanderson Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-619X)
- Miguel Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1057-2419)
- Nanci A. Salles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7580-4597)
- José Eduardo Levi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3557-2717)
- Edmir Boturão‐Neto
- Alfredo Mendrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-4575)
- Kátia Cristina Dantas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1346-9003)
- Anna S. Nishiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0623-1999)
- Juliana Derriga
- Suzete C. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4190-0238)
- Cesar de Almeida‐Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8490-4634)
- Jerenice Esdras Ferreira
- Silvia Petrossi Gallo Polato
Institutions
- Instituto Adolfo Lutz (BR)
- Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (BR)
- Instituto de Medicina Tropical (PY)
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.70030
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior