Inadvertent Platelet Transfusion from Monkeypox Virus-Infected Donor to Recipient, Thailand, 2023
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|February 26, 2024
Abstract:
In Thailand, platelet product from a blood donor was transfused to a recipient who had dengue. Two days later, the donor was confirmed to have monkeypox virus infection. Monkeypox virus DNA was undetectable in recipient specimens up to 2 weeks after transfusion. The recipient remained asymptomatic at 4 weeks of monitoring.


