Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA Detected in Blood Donations
Le Chang, Lei Zhao, Huafei Gong, Lunan Wang, Lan Wang
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
AsymptomaticCoronavirusVirologyRespiratory systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineRNABlood donationsImmunologyInternal medicineDiseaseBiologyGeneInfectious disease (medical specialty)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)BiochemistrySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction