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FDA changes guidance on testing blood donations for Zika

By Kimberly Leonard
Published July 6, 2018 6:48pm ET
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FDA changes guidance on testing blood donations for Zika
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Blood banks no longer need to test individual donations for the Zika virus, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.

FDA is instead recommending screening pooled donation, and said that testing individual samples may be necessary in parts of the world where Zika may be a particular concern. Pooled blood can now be tested with new screening tools that the FDA approved in May.

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