Bloomberg.com, 2 Oct 2008, Simeon Bennett
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Three people contracted the potentially lethal dengue virus from a blood donor in Singapore last year, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine that exposes a vulnerability in the nation's blood supply.
Two men, 64 and 72 years old, suffered fever, muscle pain and fluid build-up in their chests after receiving blood donated by a 52-year-old man, scientists led by Paul Tambyah at the National University of Singapore said in the report. A third man, 74, was infected without suffering any symptoms. All three were discharged from hospital in good health, the report said.
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