Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations.
China, blood donors, Respiratory Infections, Viruses, Zoonoses, coronavirus, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, 2019 novel coronavirus disease
Because of high rates of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan, China, Wuhan Blood Center began screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA on January 25, 2020. We screened donations in real-time and retrospectively and found plasma samples positive for viral RNA from 4 asymptomatic donors.
Lei Zhao, Lan Wang, Le Chang, Lu-Nan Wang, Huafei Gong
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention