First reported case of transfusion-transmitted Ross River virus infection

Med J Aust. 2015 Mar 16;202(5):267-70. doi: 10.5694/mja14.01522.

Authors

Veronica C Hoad¹, David J Speers², Anthony J Keller³, Gary K Dowse⁴, Clive R Seed³, Michael D A Lindsay⁴, Helen M Faddy⁵, Joanne Pink⁵

Affiliations

¹ Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Perth, WA, Australia. vhoad@redcrossblood.org.au.
² PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Perth, WA, Australia.
³ Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Perth, WA, Australia.
⁴ Department of Health Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
⁵ Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

PMID: 25758699
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.01522

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alphavirus Infections / diagnosis
Alphavirus Infections / prevention & control
Alphavirus Infections / transmission*
Australia
Blood Donors
Erythrocyte Transfusion / adverse effects*
Humans
Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications
Myelodysplastic Syndromes / therapy
Ross River virus / isolation & purification*