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handle is hein.crs/crsmthmansr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Zika Testing Poses Challenges for Blood Centers September 2, 2016 (IN10544) Related Authors * C. Stephen Redhead * Sarah ALister C. Stephen Redhead, Specialist in Health Policy (credhead( crsbc go 7-2261) Sarah A. Lister, Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology (sisterLcrs.Qcgov, 7-7320) Introduction On August 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an updatiguidan~jQ recommending that all U.S. blood centers begin testing donations for Zika virus (ZIKV) using an investigational test cleared by FDA. While the recommendation is nonbinding, all blood centers are expected to comply. Blood donations in Puerto Rico and Florida, the only areas within the United States where local mosquito-borne ZIKV transmission has been confirmed, are already being tested. Testing is also being conducted on donations in high-risk areas of Texas. The guidance is 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 srninan dfrral recomndains, which U.S. blood banks implemented. The agency also recommended suspending blood collections in areas where ZIKV was found to be spreading locally by mosquitoes until testing could be implemented. Zika-related donor deferrals have exacerbated an already tight U.S. blood supply this summer. In July, the nation's blood bankers issued a joint appeal for blood donors to sustain inventories across the country. Blood centers also face the challenge of recovering the costs of ZIKV testing. Figure 1. An American Red Cross Worker Testing Donated Blood

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