American Red Cross Statement on XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
National Headquarters
2025 E Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
_www.redcross.org_ (http://www.redcross.org/)
Contact: Public Affairs Desk
FOR MEDIA ONLY
_media@usa.redcross.org_ (mailto:media@usa.redcross.org)
Phone: (202) 303-5551
WASHINGTON, Friday, December 03, 2010 — At present, there are no specific
federal recommendations regarding deferral of individuals with Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or other diseases that have been associated with Murine
Leukemia Virus-related virus (XMRV) infection. Nevertheless, in the
interest of patient and donor safety, the American Red Cross will defer
indefinitely any donor who reveals during the donor interview that they have been
diagnosed with CFS.
XMRV infection has been associated in some studies with prostate cancer
and chronic fatigue syndrome, but at the present time these disease
associations have yet to be confirmed.
There is currently insufficient data to conclude that XMRV is transmitted
through blood transfusion. However, the National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute (NHLBI) Task force is conducting research to determine the frequency
of the virus in the donor population, whether it is transfusion-transmitted,
and whether recipients become infected and develop the disease.
An AABB Interorganizational Task Force is charged with reviewing all
available data, making recommendations for further action to assess the risk of
XMRV transmission through blood transfusion, develop mitigation strategies
as needed, and to provide information for blood donors, recipients and the
public.
The AABB Taskforce released _Association Bulletin #10-03_
(http://www.aabb.org/resources/publications/bulletins/Pages/ab10-03.aspx) in June 2010,
_recommending_ (http://www.aabb.org/pressroom/Pages/cfsrecommendation.aspx)
that blood collecting organizations — through the use of donor education
_materials_
(http://www.aabb.org/resources/publications/bulletins/Pages/CFSeducationalresources.aspx) available at the donation site — actively discourage
potential donors who have ever been diagnosed by a physician with chronic
fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as chronic fatigue and immune
dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), from donating blood
or blood components. In addition, any donor with symptoms of CFS would be
deferred if, on the day of donation, they respond negatively to the question,
"Are you feeling well today?"
The Red Cross has implemented the AABB recommendations and has gone further
to implement indefinite deferral for donors who reveal a history of a
medical diagnosis of CFS.
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