Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations.
subject: China, blood donors, Respiratory Infections, Viruses, Zoonoses, coronavirus, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, 2019 novel coronavirus disease
description: 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.
creator: Lei Zhao, Lan Wang, Le Chang, Lu-Nan Wang, Huafei Gong
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2020
identifier: DOI: 10.3201/eid2607.200839