Blood Banking
Flu pandemic may impact blood supply via reduced blood donations and blood center staffing
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 12th, 2006
According to a recent report from the United States, "The spread of H5N1, an avian influenza A virus, to many countries and the direct infection of humans by this virus have increased awareness of the likelihood of a pandemic among humans.
"The potential impact of pandemic influenza on the safety of the blood supply should be small because of the limited viremia and the nature of respiratory tract infection of influenza viruses."
"However," wrote S.M. Zou and colleagues at American Red Cross Biomedical Services in...
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