We Can Prevent Half of Fatal Infections from Blood Transfusion by Screening for Babesiosis
by Guest Author from Outbreak News Today on (#36Z8S)
Babesiosis is a tickborne protozoan infection of red blood cells which can also be transmitted by blood transfusion. In the U.S., babesiosis causes about half of fatal infections caused by blood transfusions. Transfusion-transmitted babesiosis (TTB) is a threat to our blood supply since many blood centers do not screen donated blood for Babesia microti (B. ["]
The post We Can Prevent Half of Fatal Infections from Blood Transfusion by Screening for Babesiosis appeared first on Outbreak News Today.