People who have traveled to regions affected by the Zika virus will be temporarily stopped from donating blood in the U.S., the latest precaution against an infection tied to birth defect risks in pregnant womenthat has been rapidly spreading in part of Latin America.
The Food and Drug Administration is working with other government agencies and with blood collection establishments “to rapidly implement appropriate donor deferral measures for travelers who have visited affected regions in order to protect the blood supply in the United States,” Tara Goodin, a spokeswoman for the agency, said in an e-mail Wednesday.
