--- title: INTERCEPT Blood System Insights (2) description: Read interesting blog posts focused on the field of blood safety. Find the latest news on the global use of the INTERCEPT™ Blood System and discover the events where the INTERCEPT pathogen inactivation technology will be on display. (2) --- This site provides INTERCEPT product information for International audiences [Select your region](https://interceptbloodsystem.com/en) - [English](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com) - [Deutsch](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/de) [![INTERCEPT Blood System™](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo/logo-cerus.png?width=148&height=58&name=logo-cerus.png "INTERCEPT Blood System™")](http://interceptbloodsystem.com/) - [About](http://interceptbloodsystem.com/about) - [Insights](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/) - [Cerus Campus](https://info.interceptbloodsystem.com/cerus_campus) - [Resources](http://interceptbloodsystem.com/resources) - [Contact](http://interceptbloodsystem.com/en/contact) - [Ask an expert](http://interceptbloodsystem.com/en/ask-expert) - [Blood center](https://interceptbloodsystem.com/en/blood-center) - [Healthcare professional](https://interceptbloodsystem.com/en/healthcare-professional) - [General blood safety](https://interceptbloodsystem.com/en/general-blood-safety) [![Cerus logo](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo/logo-cerus-footer.png?width=121&height=30&name=logo-cerus-footer.png "Cerus logo")](http://interceptbloodsystem.com/) Menu # Insights [Home](https://interceptbloodsystem.com/) » [Insights](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com) » Insights Intercept Blood System ### Categories - [Cerus (17)](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/topic/cerus) - [Economics (1)](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/topic/economics) - [Guidelines (1)](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/topic/guidelines) - [Hospital News (2)](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/topic/hospital-news) - [Regulations (1)](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/topic/regulations) - [Transfusion-Transmitted Infections (8)](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/topic/transfusion-transmitted-infections) see all ## [Cerus 22/04/2020 When you live in times when every platelet concentrate counts With the outbreak of COVID-19 maintaining adequate inventory levels for platelet concentrates may be even more challenging than ever.](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/when-you-live-in-times-when-every-platelet-concentrate-counts) ## [Cerus 27/02/2020 Pathogen inactivation of blood components during outbreaks of infectious diseases in the European Union The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), in co-operation with the Italian National Blood Centre, organized an expert consultation meeting (April 2019) to discuss the potential role of pathogen inactivation technologies (PI) as a blood safety intervention during outbreaks of infectious diseases for which (in most cases) laboratory screening of blood donations is not...](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/pathogen-inactivation-of-blood-components-during-outbreaks-of-infectious-diseases-in-the-european-union) ## [Cerus 31/01/2020 First annual haemovigilance activity report released after universal implementation of INTERCEPT in France Pathogen inactivation of platelet concentrates (PC) with the INTERCEPTTM Blood System has been universally implemented in metropolitan France from November 2017 onwards. Previously INTERCEPT had been deployed since 2006 in Alsace and in the French overseas departments.](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/ansm-report) ## [Cerus 29/01/2020 Coronavirus Inactivation Reported in INTERCEPT Blood System Publication in Transfusion Medicine A study (Hashem AM, Hassan AM, Tolah AM, Alsaadi MA, Abunada Q, Damanhouri GA, El-Kafrawy SA, Picard-Maureau M, Azhar EI, Hindawi SI. Amotosalen and ultraviolet A light efficiently inactivate MERS-coronavirus in human platelet concentrates. [Transfus Med 2019](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/tme.12638), following prior publications on the inactivation of the MERS coronavirus in human plasma and the inactivation of the SARS (Severe Acute...](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/coronavirus-inactivation-reported-in-intercept-blood-system-publication-in-tranfusion-medicine) ## [Guidelines 30/10/2019 FDA Publishes New Guidance Document on Mitigating Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Components The FDA’s final guidance document on mitigating bacterial contamination in platelet components, released on September 30, 2019, formally recognises the risk of transfusion-transmitted bacterial infections and the need for additional safety measures to protect patients.](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/fda-guidance-bacterial-risk-control-blood-collection-and-transfusion) ## [Cerus 23/10/2019 First confirmed infections from West Nile virus in Germany The West Nile virus (WNV) is an enveloped RNA virus, well-known since 1937. Originally from Africa, it has now reached temperate climate zones. The virus mainly infects birds, but can also be transmitted to humans by mosquitoes – or by contaminated blood products!](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/first-confirmed-infections-from-west-nile-virus-in-germany) - [‹](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/page/1) - [«](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/page/1) - [1](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/page/1) - [2](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/page/2) - [3](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/page/3) - [4](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/page/4) - [5](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/page/5) - [›](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/page/3) - [»](https://insights.interceptbloodsystem.com/page/5) ### Newsletter Want to stay updated on the latest pathogen inactivation news? You can receive our highlights by subscribing to our newsletter. 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