Brazil - Department of Health statement confirming Zika infection from a blood transfusion - February 2, 2016

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Life | Thu Feb 4, 2016 11:49am EST Related: HEALTH, BRAZIL

Brazil confirms Zika infection from a blood transfusion

BRASILIA
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Campinas health officials said the donor of the contaminated blood developed symptoms afterwards that were mistaken for dengue, a virus borne by the same mosquito that transmits Zika. A blood test that showed he had Zika was not completed until Jan. 28 this year.

The blood center at the University of Campinas said a second person who donated blood in May developed symptoms and tested positive for Zika, though the recipient of the contaminated blood has not developed symptoms of the virus.

Brazil's Health Ministry said the first recipient died of his wounds and not from the Zika infection. It said it was reinforcing instructions to blood banks that people infected with Zika or dengue not be permitted to donate blood for 30 days after full recovery from the active stage of Zika infection.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-brazil-blood-idUSKCN0VD22N

 

[sharon sanders]

Health department statement:

Campinas is the first case of Zika virus confirmed​

02.02.2016​

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[TD="width: 95%, colspan: 2"]The Campinas Health Department and the Blood Center of Unicamp (University of Campinas) report that confirmed the first case of autochthonous Zika virus (contracted in the city itself).

The transfer took place via a blood transfusion. The victim, a 20 year old man, blood donor, was identified through blood bag screening at the Blood Center of Unicamp (University of Campinas), after the receiver, polytrauma patients, decreased platelets, which not it was compatible with their health status.

From this, they analyzed 18 blood bags. In one of them the result was positive for Zika virus. The donor, who at the time lived in the Southwest region of Campinas, showed symptoms three days after the donation, in April 2015. At the time, it was treated as dengue, due to the similarity of symptoms.

The Department of Health of Campinas was officiated on the outcome on 28 January this year by the Institute Adolfo Lutz.
"It is important to say that people should continue donating blood. The transfusion is safe, "said Health Secretary Carmino Antonio de Souza.

The director of the Hematology Division of the Blood Center of Unicamp, Marcelo Carvalho Addas explains that the identification was only possible due to the good quality of service. He points out that the donors who have a change in clinical status should contact the Blood Center.

Since last year, 19 suspected cases of Zika virus were discarded by the Health Department of Campinas.[/TD]
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http://2009.campinas.sp.gov.br/saude..._02_02_16b.htm

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

• Ian M Mackay, PhD ‏@MackayIM 4m4 minutes ago
  #Brazil "confirmed" case of @Zika transmitted via blood transfusion [Really?! How 2 exclude mosquito bite?] http://sco.lt/99u8H3​