This section contains statements that have been released by AABB, its task forces or the entire blood community on issues relating to transfusion medicine and cellular therapies. Click on a link below to read current statements. For access to past statements, check our archive.


AABB Statement on XMRV Task Force – 2/17/10
Statement Before BPAC on Blood Pressure and Pulse as Blood Donor Eligibility Criteria – 11/17/09 (PDF)
Statement Before BPAC on Blood Donor Deferral for Malaria Risk Associated With Travel to Mexico – 11/16/09 (PDF)
Statement Before ACBSA on Decision Making Process for Transfusion and Transplantation Safety Policies – 5/1/09
Statement Before ACBSA on U.S. Biovigilance: Efforts to Bridge a Critical Donor and Patient Safety Gap – 4/30/09
Joint Statement Before BPAC on HBV NAT Using Triplex Assay Systems – 4/1/09
Joint Statement Before BPAC on Potential Testing Strategies for T. cruzi Infection in Blood Donors – 4/1/09
Presentation Before BPAC by the AABB Interorganizational Plasma Task Force – 4/2/09 (PDF)