Risk of transmittable blood-borne pathogens in blood units from blood donor dogs in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canine blood donors can be infected by various vector-borne or other pathogens that could be an important cause of morbidity and death in transfusion recipients.

Hypothesis/objectives

To estimate and predict positivity to transmittable blood-borne pathogens in blood units collected from blood donor dogs in Canada.

Animals

Six thousand one hundred and fifty blood units from 1914 active blood donors registered to the Canadian Animal Blood Bank (CABB) between March 2010 and December 2016.

Methods

A registry-based retrospective study. Blood units were screened by SNAP 4Dx/4Dx Plus and PCR panel tests. Information on blood donors and test results were extracted from multiple databases and collated. Logistic regressions were used to predict blood unit posi

SUBMITTER: Nury C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8162595 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature