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Donor Screening Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of Zika Virus by Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products Guidance for Industry May 2018

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Final
Docket Number:
FDA-2016-D-0768
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

This guidance provides you, establishments that make donor eligibility (DE) determinations for donors of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps), with recommendations for screening donors for evidence of, and risk factors for, infection with Zika virus (ZIKV). This guidance updates and supersedes the guidance of the same title dated March 2016 which identified ZIKV as a relevant communicable disease agent or disease (RCDAD) as defined in 21 CFR Part 1271. This guidance also supplements the recommendations contained in the guidance titled “Eligibility Determination for Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps)” dated August 2007.

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