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The presence of fungal and parasitic infections in substances of human origin and their transmission via transfusions and transplantations: Protocol for two systematic reviews
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Dinas, P.C., Domanovic, D., Koutedakis, Y., Hadjichristodoulou, C., Stefanidis, I., Papadopoulou, K., Dimas, K., Perivoliotis, K., Tepetes, K., Flouris, A.D.
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West Nile fever monitoring: First cases reported in EU for 2018 season
In the past week, the first human cases of West Nile fever have been reported in the EU for the current transmission season.
Hepatitis E and blood donation safety in selected European countries: A shift to screening?
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Domanović, D., Tedder, R., Blumel, J., Zaaijer, H., Gallian, P., Niederhauser, C., Sauleda Oliveras, S., O’Riordan, J., Boland, F., Harritshoj, L., Nascimento, M.S.J., Ciccaglione, A.R., Politis, C., Adlhoch, C., Flan, B., Oualikene-Gonin, W., Rautmann, G., Strengers, P., Hewitt, P.
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Risk of transmission of Ebola virus via donated blood and other substances of human origin in the EU
This technical report assesses the risk of Ebola virus transmission through substances of human origin and offers guidelines on the safety of donations where the potential donors are travellers returning from Ebola-affected countries, people exposed to Ebola virus or patients who have recovered from the disease.
Blood supply under threat
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Semenza, J.C., Domanović, D.
Sensitivity to biases of case-control studies on medical procedures, particularly surgery and blood transfusion, and risk of creutzfeldt-jakob disease
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De Pedro Cuesta, J., Ruiz Tovar, M., Ward, H., Calero, M., Smith, A., Verduras, C.A., Pocchiari, M., Turner, M.L., Forl F., Palm, D., Will, R.G.
Assessing the risk of a community outbreak of hepatitis A on blood safety in Latvia, 2008
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Perevoscikovs, J., Lenglet, A., Lucenko, I., Steinerte, A., Hallstrom, L.P., Coulombier, D.
About the seasonal surveillance of West Nile virus infections
The data should inform the blood safety authorities of areas with ongoing transmissions. According to the EU law, donors should be differed/tested.
Surveillance and disease data for West Nile virus infections
Surveillance and disease data for West Nile virus infections