Singapore reports of 3 cases of dengue from blood transfusion
By:
Totie Mesia
Date:
Saturday, October 4th, 2008 
With dengue virus endemic in the Philippines like in Singapore, it is worth knowing that three patients in Singapore contracted the virus through blood transfusions. Reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, (P. A. Tambyah et al, NEJM, Vol 359, No.14, 1526-1527,) this has practical applications to blood banking in the country which tries to make donations and transfusions safe.
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Tags: blood bank, blood donation, dengue, illness, Medicine, Philippines, safety, Singapore