In 2016 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus a public health emergency of international concern. Recently, the prestigious journal Transfusion published the results of a study in which it was demonstrated that the viral inactivation of plasma-derived products with solvent/detergent and pasteurization is effective also against Zika virus.
Kuhnel D et al:
Inactivation of Zika virus by solvent/detergent treatment of human plasma and other plasma-derived products and pasteurization of human serum albumin.
Transfusion, 2016, Dec 26 [Epub ahead of print]