JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Risk Assessments

Risk assessments are reviewed by the Standing Advisory Committee on Transfusion Transmitted Infection (SACTTI) on a rolling basis or whenever significant changes are identified. The following risk assessments have been completed:

  • Babesia - June 2023
  • Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) - June 2022
  • Chikungunya Virus - March 2023
  • Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) - September 2023
  • Dengue Virus - September 2023
  • Ebola - April 2024
  • H5N1 Pandemic Influenza - May 2019
  • Hepatitis A (HAV) - November 2022
  • Hepatitis E (HEV) - June 2017
  • Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) - September 2023
  • Human Parvovirus PARV 4 (previously B19) - September 2024
  • Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) - November 2018
  • Leishmania - June 2023
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - August 2024
  • Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) - September 2023
  • Seasonal Influenza A (Non Pandemic) - June 2019
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) - June 2019
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) - June 2023
  • Simian Foamy Virus (SFV) - March 2020
  • Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus (TBEV) - April 2024
  • Toxoplasmosis - June 2023
  • Usutu Virus (USU) - June 2023
  • Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) - March 2020
  • Xenotropic Murine Leukaemia Related Virus (XMRV) - June 2019
  • Yellow Fever - March 2023
  • Zika Virus - September 2024

Risk assessments are available on request. Please contact JPACOffice@nhsbt.nhs.uk for more information.