Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Ross River and Barmah Forest Viruses: Possible Implications for Blood Transfusion Safety After Extreme Weather Events

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作者
Faddy, Helen [1 ,2 ]
Dunford, Melanie [1 ,2 ]
Seed, Clive [3 ]
Olds, Andrew [4 ]
Harley, David [5 ]
Dean, Melinda [1 ]
Racloz, Vanessa [6 ]
McCarthy, Suzi [7 ]
Smith, David [7 ,8 ]
Flower, Robert [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Australian Red Cross Blood Serv, Res & Dev, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[2] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Biomed Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
[3] Australian Red Cross Blood Serv, Med Serv, Perth, WA, Australia
[4] Univ Sunshine Coast, Sch Sci & Engn, Maroochydore, Qld, Australia
[5] Australian Natl Univ, Natl Ctr Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[6] Univ Queensland, Sch Populat Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[7] PathWest Lab Med WA, Div Microbiol & Infect Dis, Nedlands, WA, Australia
[8] Univ Western Australia, Sch Pathol & Lab Med, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
关键词
arbovirus; climate; rainfall; blood donor; risk; safety; transfusion; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; BORNE VIRUSES; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE; QUEENSLAND; TRANSMISSION; INFECTION; BRISBANE; PATTERNS; ARBOVIRUSES;
D O I
10.1007/s10393-014-1005-0
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X176 [生物多样性保护];
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090705 ;
摘要
Climate change is predicted to increase the transmission of many vector-borne pathogens, representing an increasing threat to a safe blood supply. In early 2011, Australia experienced catastrophic rainfall and flooding, coupled with increased arbovirus transmission. We used Ross River (RRV) and Barmah Forest (BFV) viruses as test cases to investigate the potential risk posed to Australia's blood supply after this period of increased rainfall . We estimated the risk of collecting an infected donation as one in 2,500-58,000 for RRV and one in 2,000-28,000 for BFV. Climate change may incrementally increase the arbovirus threat to blood safety.
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