“Consequently, the risk of HIV-infected blood entering donation pools is negligible,” they added. “The FDA requires that all blood donations undergo nucleic acid testing for HIV, a test which can detect HIV within two weeks following infection. HIV epidemic, there have been incredible advancements in both the development of highly sensitive HIV diagnostic platforms and our scientific understanding of HIV transmission,” the health officials wrote. “In the 40 years since the start of the U.S. Other states supporting North Carolina’s letter were Connecticut, New York, California, Oregon, Nevada, Minnesota and Kentucky. Monkeypox case in Massachusetts: Department of Public Health tracking 200-plus contacts for patient
