Blood Safety

Hua Shan, MD, PhDProfessor/Medical DirectorStanford University Medical CenterDepartment of PathologyStanford, CAUSA Roger Y. Dodd, PhDMedical Office, American Red CrossAdjunct Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of PathologyRockville, MD USA

Part I: Recent Progress
1 Prediction and Prevention: Interventions to Enhance Blood SafetyRoger Y. Dodd
2 Assessing the Threat: Public HealthHans L. Zaaijer
3 Assessing the Threat: Public ConcernAnne Wiles, Judie Leach Bennett, Dana Devine
4 Health Economics in Blood SafetyBrian Custer
5. Decision SystemsPhilip Kiely
Part II: Case Studies
6 HIV and Blood SafetyMrigender Virk, Hua Shan
7 vCJD Case StudiesPatricia Hewitt, Robert Will
8 Case Study: West Nile VirusRoger Y. Dodd
9 Zika VirusLuiz Amorim
Part III: Current Concerns
10 The Emergence of Zoonotic Pathogens as Agents of Concern in Transfusion MedicineLouis M. Katz
11 Tick-Borne Infections: Beware the Tortoises Among UsDavid A. Leiby
Part IV: International Collaboration
12 International Collaboration for Improving Global Blood Safety, and for Monitoring and Responding to Potential Microbial ThreatsJose Ramiro Cruz, Rene Berrios Cruz, Jorge Duque Rodríguez, Silvina Kuperman

"This is the book for you if you are interested in the nexus of politics, policy, finance, scientific technology, and public opinion on blood safety improvement. Truly mind expanding." (Valerie L. Ng, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2018)

“This is the book for you if you are interested in the nexus of politics, policy, finance, scientific technology, and public opinion on blood safety improvement. Truly mind expanding.” (Valerie L. Ng, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2018)