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2010 Meeting Materials of the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee: Transcripts of the February 2010 meeting now posted, includes discussion of strain selection for the Influenza Virus Vaccine for the 2010 – 2011 Season (July 21, 2010)
FDA News Release: FDA Clears First 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Test Previously Available Under Emergency Use Authorization. Clearance will allow continued use of Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009) test (May 24, 2010)
Letter: Matsumoto C, et al. Risk for Transmission of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus by Blood Transfusion. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 April 16(4).
Draft Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for the Assessment of Blood Donor Suitability, Blood Product Safety, and Preservation of the Blood Supply in Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus [PDF file] (FDA/CBER, Nov. 2009)
New Flu Victim: Blood Supply - Illness Keeps Donors Away, as Worries Surface About Whether Transfusions Spread Infection (Wall Street Journal, Nov. 10, 2009)
Obama declares H1N1 emergency (CNN, Oct. 26, 2009)
Dispatch: Reed C, et al. Estimates of the Prevalence of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, United States, April–July 2009. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Dec. 15(12).
Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccines Composition and Lot Release -updated weekly (FDA/CBER, Feb 24, 2010)
FDA/CBER Information: 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus. (Feb, 2010) Also see: Information about Newly Emerging 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus and Blood Safety (FDA/CBER, June 2009)
Press Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Proclamation to Confront Swine Flu Outbreak (Office of the Governor, April 28, 2009)
Major Human Flu Events in History: Flu strains circulate for years before becoming a pandemic (USA Today, July 14, 2009)
Latest MMWR Articles:
• Update on Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccines. October 9, 2009 / 58(39);1100-1101.
• Update: Influenza Activity -- United States, April-August 2009. September 10, 2009 / 58(Early Release);1-4.
AABB Association Bulletins (Membership required to access
• #09-07: Pandemic Influenza Update (Oct. 6, 2009)
• #09-03: Influenza A (H1N1) of Porcine Origin – Update (April 30, 2009)
• #09-02: Swine Influenza H1N1 Virus (April 27, 2009)
World Health Organization (WHO) EPR:
• H1N1 now in the post-pandemic period (Aug. 11, 2010)![]()
CDC
• H1N1 (Swine) Flu Website (updated July 15, 2010)
• 2009 H1N1 Flu: International Situation Update (Aug. 9, 2010)
• Travel and 2009 H1N1 Vaccine (June 15, 2010)
Dispatch:
Hourfar MK, et al. Blood
Screening for Influenza. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jul. 13(7);1081-3.
Research Article: Simmons CP, et al. Prophylactic and Therapeutic Efficacy of Human Monoclonal Antibodies against H5N1 Influenza. PLoS Med 4(5): e178.
Notice to Readers: Availability of FluWorkLoss 1.0 Software to Estimate Loss of Work Days During an Influenza Pandemic. MMWR Mar. 23, 2007; 56(11);256. Also see: Link to tool and Instruction Manual (Blood donor model example is at the end of the document).
Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States - Early, Targeted, Layered Use of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions (US DHHS & CDC, February 2007)
World Health Organization (WHO) EPR:
CDC webpages providing background information about avian influenza, including recent outbreaks, the viruses, and the risk to human health
CDC Traveler's Health Outbreak Notice Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus: Advice for Travelers (Nov. 4, 2008)

FDA News: FDA Approves Chagas Disease Screening Test for Blood, Tissue and Organ Donors.
Letter: Stimpert K, Montgomery SP. Physician Awareness of Chagas Disease, USA. Emerg Infec Dis. 16(5) May 2010.
Research: Reisenman CE, et al. Infection of Kissing Bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 March 16(3).
Dispatch: Roellig DM, et al. Molecular Typing of Trypanosoma cruzi Isolates, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jul; 14(7).
AABB Chagas' Biovigilance Network
Dispatch: Dorn PL, et al. Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana. Emerg Infec Dis. 13(4) April 2007.
Blood Donor Screening for Chagas Disease: United States, 2006-2007. MMWR February 23, 2007. 56(07);141-143.
Original Article: Young C, et al. Transfusion-acquired Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Transfusion 30 Jan 2007. 47(3);540-544.
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West Nile Virus Activity - United States, 2009. MMWR. July 2, 2010 / 59(25);769-772.
West Nile Virus Transmission via Organ Transplantation and Blood Transfusion -- Louisiana, 2008. MMWR. Nov. 20, 2009 / 58(45);1263-1267.
Guidance for Industry: Use of Nucleic Acid Tests to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of West Nile Virus from Donors of Whole Blood and Blood Components Intended for Transfusion [PDF file ] (FDA/CBER, Nov. 6, 2009)
AABB West Nile Virus Biovigilance Network
West Nile Virus Update: United States, January 1- August 19, 2008. MMWR. Aug. 22, 2008 / 57(33);899-900
Latest West Nile Virus Activity in California (California WNV Website)
AABB Association Bulletin #08-03: West Nile Virus – Revised Recommendations for Triggering Individual Donation Nucleic Acid Testing and Use of Communication Plans (AABB membership required to access)
Guidance for Industry: Assessing Donor Suitability and Blood and Blood Product Safety in Cases of Known or Suspected West Nile Virus Infection (FDA/CBER, June 23, 2005)
Reporting West Nile Virus-Positive Blood Donors to Local Health Departments, 2005- letter and report form included in MS Word; also PDF version (CA DHS).
Research Article: Hamaguchi T, et al. Medical
Procedures and Risk for Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease,
Japan, 1999–2008. Emerg Infect Dis. February 2009;
15(2); 265-271.
First Edition Paper: Houston F, et al. Prion diseases are efficiently transmitted by blood transfusion in sheep. Blood. Prepublished online July 22, 2008; DOI 10.1182/blood-2008-04-152520.
New vCJD Case Raises Fear Of Mad Cow Disease Resurge In The UK (Medical News Today, Jan. 3, 2008)
Page Updated: Potential Risk of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) From Plasma-Derived Products which includes Potential Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) Risk From US Licensed Plasma-Derived Factor VIII (PdFVIII, Antihemophilic Factor) Products (FDA/CBER, May 31, 2007)
Press Release: First Prion-Free Cows Reported in Nature Biotechnology (Hematech) Also see Scientists Announce Mad Cow Breakthrough: Genetic Engineering Creates Cattle Without Protein That Causes Disease (Washington Post, free registration required to access Jan. 1, 2007)

Research Article: Guerrra CA, et al. The International Limits and Population at Risk of Plasmodium vivax Transmission in 2009. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 Aug 3;4(8):e774.
Mali S, et al. Malaria Surveillance - United States, 2008. CDC MMWR. June 25, 2010 / 59(SS07);1-15.
Dispatch: Figtree M, et al. Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian Borneo. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 April. 16(4).
New malaria 'poses human threat'. An emerging new form of malaria poses a deadly threat to humans, research has shown (BBC News) Also see Article: Daneshvar C, et al. Clinical and Laboratory Features of Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15;49(6):852-60.
Letter: Theunissen C, et al. Falciparum Malaria in Patient 9 Years after Leaving Malaria-Endemic Area. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jan. 53(1).
Malaria: Malaria Blood Donor Screening & interactive Malaria-Risk Map Application: provides location-specific information on current CDC assessments of malaria-risk and recommendations for preventive malaria treatment (CDC)
Notice to Readers: Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test. CDC MMWR, July 13, 2007 / 56(27);686.

CDC Announcement: Interactive CDC DengueMap Available Online. MMWR. August 13, 2010 / 59(31);993.
Travel-Associated Dengue Surveillance: United States, 2006-2008. MMWR. June 18, 2010 / 59(23);715-9.
Dengue Fever Among U.S. Travelers Returning from the Dominican Republic - Minnesota and Iowa, 2008. MMWR. June 4, 2010 / 59(21);654-6.
Outbreak Notice Update: Dengue, Tropical and Subtropical Regions (CDC Travelers' Health, June 2, 2010)
Locally Acquired Dengue - Key West, Florida, 2009-2010. MMWR 21 May 2010. 59(19);577-581.
Perspective: Wilder-Smith A, et al. Threat of Dengue to Blood Safety in Dengue-Endemic Countries. Emerg Infect Dis. 15(1). Jan 2009.
Dispatch: Szelei J, et al. Parvovirus 4–like Virus in Blood Products. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 March 16(3).
Conference Report: Gubernot DM, et al. Transfusion-transmitted babesiosis in the United States: summary of a workshop. Transfusion. 10 Oct 2009. 49(12); 2759-71.
Transcripts from FDA Public Workshop: Emerging Arboviruses: Evaluating the Threat to Transfusion and Transplantation Safety, Dec 2009. Day 1 | Day 2
Research finds no proof that a virus is the cause of ME: UK scientists say they can find no proof that a particular virus is the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or ME, contrary to recent claims (BBC News)
Letter: Touinssi M, et al. Parvovirus 4 in Blood Donors, France. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jan 16(1).
Letter: Pérez CL, et al. Human Herpesvirus 8 in Healthy Blood Donors, Argentina. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jan 16(1).
Association Bulletin #09-06: Transfusion-Transmitted Babesia (AABB Membership required to access)
Dispatch: Stienlauf S, et al. Epidemiology of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection in Blood Donors, Israel. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 July 15(7).
Ahead of Print Article: Miller MA, et al. WU polyomavirus in patients infected with HIV or hepatitis C virus, Connecticut, USA, 2007. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jul; [Epub ahead of print].
Ahead of Print Article: Schwan TG, et al. Tick-borne Relapsing Fever and Borrelia hermsii, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jul; [Epub ahead of print].
Dispatch: Ngo V, Civen R. Babesiosis acquired through blood transfusion, California. Emerg Infect Dis. 15(5). May 2009.
Dispatch: Santos AP, et al. Hemoplasma Infection in HIV-positive Patient, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 14(12) Dec. 2008.
Case Report: Anaplasma phagocytophilum Transmitted Through Blood Transfusion - Minnesota, 2007. MMWR. October 24, 2008 / 57(42);1145- 48.
Transcript of FDA Workshop to Consider Approaches to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis in the United States (FDA/CBER, Sept. 12, 2008)