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- Entwicklung, Optimierung und Evaluation eines neuartigen Verfahrens zur Nukleinsäureisolierung im Kontext der Sicherheit von Blutprodukten (2007)
- Das Untersuchen von Blutspenden auf die transfusionsrelevanten Viren HIV-1, HCV und HBV mitels Nukleinsäureamplifikationstechniken (NAT) hat sich als integrale Maßnahme zur Erhöhung der Virussicherheit von Blutprodukten etabliert. ...
- Sufficient blood, safe blood: can we have both? (2012)
- The decision in September 2011 in the UK to accept blood donations from non-practicing men who have sex with men (MSM) has received significant public attention. Will this rule change substantially boost the number of blood donations or will it make our blood less safe? Clearly, most European countries have a blood procurement problem. Fewer young people are donating, while the population is aging and more invasive therapies are requiring more blood. Yet if that was the reason for allowing non-practicing MSM to donate, clearly re-admission of some other, much larger populations that are currently deferred from donation should likewise be considered. As far as risks for blood safety are concerned, evidence has been provided that the current quality of infectious disease marker testing significantly mitigates against, although does not completely eradicate, risks associated with admission of donors with a high risk of carrying certain blood-transmissible agents. However, it could be argued that more effective recruitment of the non-donor pool, which is substantially larger than the group of currently ineligible donors, would be a better strategy. Recruitment of this group will benefit the availability of blood without jeopardizing the current excellent safety profile of blood.
- Increase in human West Nile and Usutu virus infections, Austria, 2018 (2018)
- Between 28 June and 17 September 2018, 27 cases of human West Nile virus infections were recorded in Austria; four cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease, 11 cases of West Nile fever, six infections detected by blood donation screening and six imported cases. In addition, 18 cases of human Usutu virus infections (all blood donors) were recorded. This is the highest number of annual infections recorded in Austria since the introduction of both viruses.
