[HTML][HTML] Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA detected in blood donations

LE Chang, L Zhao, H Gong, L Wang… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
LE Chang, L Zhao, H Gong, L Wang, L Wang
Emerging infectious diseases, 2020ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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.
Abstract
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.
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