Assessment of dengue virus threat to blood safety and community health: A single center study in northern Egypt.

Background: The risk of transfusion transmitted dengue (DENV) is increasingly recognized and poses a risk to blood safety as well as spreading into non-immune communities.

Objectives: To determine dengue serological profile, environmental risk, knowledge, and preventive measures among blood donors in a national blood bank in northern Egypt.

Methods: A total of 500 blood donors were enrolled into this study between June and September 2018.