About the Authors

Cheryl A. Lobo

clobo@nybloodcenter.org

Affiliation Department of Blood-Borne Parasites, Lindsley Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Jeny R. Cursino-Santos

Affiliation Department of Blood-Borne Parasites, Lindsley Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Andy Alhassan

Affiliation Department of Blood-Borne Parasites, Lindsley Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Marilis Rodrigues

Affiliation Department of Blood-Borne Parasites, Lindsley Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Pathogen Inactivation Contracts with Terumo and Cerus. This does not alter our adherence to all PLOS Pathogens policies on sharing data and materials.