Document 0283
 DOCN  M95B0283
 TI    Update: HIV-2 infection among blood and plasma donors--United States,
       June 1992-June 1995.
 DT    9511
 SO    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995 Aug 18;44(32):603-6. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/95356726
 AB    Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2) both
       cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Following the licensure
       of combination HIV-1/HIV-2 screening enzyme immunoassays (EIA), the Food
       and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that beginning in June 1992
       all donated whole blood, blood components, and source plasma be screened
       for antibody to HIV-2 because not all persons infected with HIV-2 can be
       detected by HIV-1 testing (1,2). This report describes the first two
       cases of HIV-2 infection detected among potential blood donors since the
       implementation of recommended HIV-2 screening and summarizes national
       data about persons known to be infected with HIV-2 during December
       1987-June 1995.
 DE    Adult  AIDS Serodiagnosis  Blood Banks/STANDARDS  *Blood Donors  Case
       Report  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL
       *HIV-2/ISOLATION & PURIF  Male  United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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