Provisional recommendations for blood services in light of the Zika virus epidemic: Potential impact on the spread of the infection and on the availability and safety of blood and blood components

Working document - Washington, D.C., February 22, 2016

This document was prepared with the collaboration and consensus of experts in transfusion medicine, based on recommendations from the 2014-2019 Regional Plan for Universal Access to Safe Blood (CD53.R6), the WHO 2008-2015 Strategy for the Safety and Availability of Blood, PAHO/WHO standards, and internationally published reference materials.