Influenza A virus infection has rarely been documented to cause viremia. In 28 blood donations in Brazil that were deferred because of postdonation information, we idenÂtified influenza A(H3N2) virus RNA in 1 donation using metagenomic analysis. Our finding implies theoretical risk for viremia and transfusion transmission.
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Bezerra, R. D. S., Jorge, D. M. E. D. M., Castro, Í. A., Moretto, E. L., Oliveira, L. S. D., Ubiali, E. M. A., … Slavov, S. N. (2020). Detection of Influenza A(H3N2) Virus RNA in Donated Blood. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(7), 1621–1623. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200549
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