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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabghj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Zika Poses New Challenges for Blood Centers August 12, 2016 (IN10544) Related Authors C. Stephen Redhetad S a rah -A _Liater C. Stephen Redhead, Specialist in Health Policy (,redhead(acrs lc go 7-2261) Sarah A. Lister, Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology (slisterr.crs lo. gov, 7-7320) Introduction On July 27, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisedblId centers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida to stop collecting blood until they could test each donated unit for Zika virus (ZIKV) using an inytigatinal test that FDA cleared for use earlier this year. OnjeBlod, which collects blood throughout most of the state, had already decided, after consulting with the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), to suspend collections in south Florida. Two days later, FDOH announced the first cases of local (i.e., mosquito-borne) ZIKV transmission in the continental United States, originating in Miami-Dade county, and OneBlood began testing all blood units collected throughout its service area. These are the latest in a series of steps to prevent the spread of ZIKV in the blood supply. In February, FDA released a set of donor screening and defel recommendations, which U.S. blood banks implemented. FDA also advised suspending blood collections in areas where ZIKV was being spread by mosquitoes until testing could be implemented. The Zika-related donor deferrals have exacerbated an already tight U.S. blood supply this summer. Last month, the nation's blood bankers issued a ioint appeal r b r to sustain inventories across the country. Figure 1. An American Red Cross Worker Prepares Donated Blood for Testing

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