Prete, Carlos A. Jr
Buss, Lewis F.
Buccheri, Renata
Abrahim, Claudia M. M.
Salomon, Tassila
Crispim, Myuki A. E.
Oikawa, Marcio K.
Grebe, Eduard
da Costa, Allyson G.
Fraiji, Nelson A.
do P. S. S. Carvalho, Maria
Whittaker, Charles
Alexander, Neal
Faria, Nuno R.
Dye, Christopher
Nascimento, Vítor H.
Busch, Michael P.
Sabino, Ester Cerdeira
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2019/21858-0, 18/14389-0)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Finance Code 001)
Fundação Faculdade de Medicina
Wellcome Trust (204311/Z/16/Z)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (304714/2018-6)
Itaú Unibanco - Todos pela Saúde
Medical Research Council (MR/S0195/1)
Blood Institute Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study (HHSN268201100007I)
Article History
Received: 15 September 2021
Accepted: 18 January 2022
First Online: 5 February 2022
Declarations
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: This project was approved by the Brazilian national research ethics committee, CONEP CAAE 397909020.9.1001.0009. In Brazil it is mandatory to save blood donors samples for 6 months after donation. Samples from repeat donors were retrieved from freezers, anonymized, and tested. The Brazilian national research committee (CONEP) waived for informed consent. All methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.