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    Blood screening for influenza
    (2007-01-01) Michael Kai Hourfar; Anna Themann; Markus Eickmann; Pilaipan Puthavathana; Thomas Laue; Erhard Seifried; Michael Schmidt; Deutsches Rotes Kreuz; Universitat Marburg; Mahidol University; Qiagen GmbH; Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main
    Influenza viruses, including highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1), could threaten blood safety. We analyzed 10,272 blood donor samples with a minipool nucleic acid amplication technique. Analytical sensitivity of the method was 804 geq/mL and 444 geq/mL for generic influenza primers and influenza (H5N1) subtype-specific primers. This study demonstrates that such screening for influenza viruses is feasible.