TraQ Program of the BC PBCO

This clearinghouse includes new and potential transfusion-associated diseases as they emerge.

Index

Latest News Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / XMRV

Influenza A (H1N1) Other Resources

Latest News

• WHO issues alert for new SARS-Like virus (26 Sept. 2012) | WHO: novel coronavirus (25 Sept. 2012)
• Herwaldt BL, Linden JV, Bosserman E, Yond C, Olkowska D, Wilson M. Transfusion-associated babesiosis in the United States: A description of cases. Ann Intern Med 2011; 155. Pub. online 5 Sept. 2011. (full free text)
  • Leiby DA. Transfusion-associated babesiosis: Shouldn't we be ticked off? (editorial) Ann Intern Med 2011 (full free text)

Babesiosis

Herwaldt BL, Linden JV, Bosserman E, Yond C, Olkowska D, Wilson M. Transfusion-associated babesiosis in the United States: A description of cases. Ann Intern Med 2011; 155. Pub. online 5 Sept. 2011. (full free text)

Leiby DA. Transfusion-associated babesiosis: Shouldn't we be ticked off? (editorial) Ann Intern Med 2011 (full free text)

Babesiosis rare but on the increase (11 Aug. 2011) | AABB factsheet - Babesia

vCJD

vCJD blood test developed by UK researchers has potential to screen blood donors

Edgeworth JA, et al. Detection of prion infection in variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: blood-based assay. The Lancet 2011 Feb 5; 377(9764):487-93.

Influenza A (H1N1)

Plasma from recovering patients treatment may help severe swine flu cases (19 Jan. 2011)

Hung IFN, et al. Convalescent plasma treatment reduced mortality in patients with severe pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection. Clin Infect Dis 2011 Feb 15;52:510-9.

SARS / SARS-like

WHO issues alert for new SARS-Like virus (26 Sept. 2012) | WHO: Novel coronavirus (25 Sept. 2012)

Other Resources

CBBS Emerging Infectious Diseases

AABB infectious disease fact sheets

AABB statement on XMRV (10 Feb. 2011)