Zika virus leads to change in blood-donation policy

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Level 2 travel alertCDC has issued a Level 2 travel alert in January. Mexico reported the first local transmission of Zika virus infection (Zika) on November 2015.The World Health Organization said as many as four million people could be infected by the end of the year. Photo: Mario Tama, Getty Images

Because of concerns about the Zika virus, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center will not accept blood donations from people who have traveled to affected areas in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America until 28 days after their return. 


The AABB, a blood bank association, issued the guideline to its members.
“Our top priority is maintaining the safety of our blood supply,” Dr. Rachel Beddard, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center medical director, said in a statement.

The new guideline will cause the loss of as many as 10,000 donations a year in the collection area, the center estimated.
Beddard requested donations from healthy people who are eligible to donate blood to maintain supply to hospitals. 

She urged donors with type O negative and O positive blood to donate to help pregnant women and newborns.

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