The latest versions of all JPAC (*) Position Statements can be viewed and searched on this site. Each position statement is also available as Portable Document File (pdf) for download.Current Position Statements available: JPAC Position Statement (2007) - Blood donor selection to minimise risk of transfusion transmissible infectious agents entering the blood supply JPAC Position Statement (2012) - Blood donor selection to minimise risk of transfusion transmissible infectious agents entering the blood supply Cytomegalovirus (CMV) transmission by blood transfusion The Government’s Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) has published a position statement on the provision of cytomegalovirus tested blood components, together with a more detailed report. Therefore the JPAC CMV Position Statement has been rescinded. Click here to be directed to further information in the Publications section of the DH website. Chikungunya Virus Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Emerging Infections The estimated risk that a donation entering the blood supply is a potentially infectious window period donation: risks specific for HBV, HCV and HIV in the UK, 2010 - 2011. Estimated frequency (or risk) of infectious donations entering the English tissue (surgical bone) supply Granulocyte Therapy Methylene Blue-Treated Plasma West Nile Virus (WNV)
The latest versions of all JPAC (*) Position Statements can be viewed and searched on this site. Each position statement is also available as Portable Document File (pdf) for download.Current Position Statements available:
JPAC Position Statement (2007) - Blood donor selection to minimise risk of transfusion transmissible infectious agents entering the blood supply
JPAC Position Statement (2012) - Blood donor selection to minimise risk of transfusion transmissible infectious agents entering the blood supply
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) transmission by blood transfusion The Government’s Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) has published a position statement on the provision of cytomegalovirus tested blood components, together with a more detailed report. Therefore the JPAC CMV Position Statement has been rescinded. Click here to be directed to further information in the Publications section of the DH website.
Chikungunya Virus
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Emerging Infections
The estimated risk that a donation entering the blood supply is a potentially infectious window period donation: risks specific for HBV, HCV and HIV in the UK, 2010 - 2011.
Estimated frequency (or risk) of infectious donations entering the English tissue (surgical bone) supply
Granulocyte Therapy
Methylene Blue-Treated Plasma
West Nile Virus (WNV)
