From Philadelphia, at a meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The virus that causes dengue fever has turned up in a dozen units of blood donated in Puerto Rico. The disturbing finding suggests that authorities might need to screen for the mosquito-borne virus in endemic areas, says epidemiologist Hamish Mohammed of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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