Health Sciences 3400A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: West Nile Fever, Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever
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Health policy chapter 6 textbook notes the bite of blood safety (screening blood for west nile virus) In the summer of 2002, ontario and quebec experienced an epidemic of west nile virus, associated with bites from mosquitoes: the public became very concerned that they were at risk of infection, and that the west. In contrast, some blood products are manufactured from pooled blood donations, meaning that one infected donor can infect the entire batch. Canada was imported from the united states: the interdependence also means that canada was likely to pay careful attention to safety decisions made concerning the us blood supply. Canadian blood system led by justice horace krever; his final report was released in. Blood services in 1998; also recommended enhancing the regulatory oversite role of. Expert advisory committee on blood regulation: the expert advisory committee on blood regulation was set up to provide health.