Blood Safety and Surveillance

Exploring the risks and risk-prevention strategies of blood transfusions, this text compiles a breadth of information to reveal in a broad context the reactions, immunological complications, and potential for disease transmission related to blood transfusions. It describes a host of reactions and potential sources of infection in blood transfusions, considers common and rare transmissible diseases around the world, and reviews the incidence of parasitic and tickborne diseases. The book examines cost- and time-effective techniques for reducing transfusion risks and discusses the role of public health agencies in monitoring and regulating procedures.