Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Le Chang, Lei Zhao, Huafei Gong, Lunan Wang, Lan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
respiratory infections
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
SARS
COVID-19
2019 novel coronavirus disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0839_article
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Summary: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

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