TABLE 2.
Estimated number of donations (in thousands) that would be subject to Zika virus NAT by ID or MP screening based on 2015 estimates with national cost estimates for scenarios (in millions)
| Scenario | Donations, in thousands* (95% CI)
|
Cost, in millions (95% prediction interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID-NAT screening | MP-NAT screening | ||
| 1. Universal ID-NAT | 13,769 (13,127–14,411) | $137 ($109–$167) | |
| 2a. MP-NAT acceptable, low Aedes threshold | 7,414 (6,510–8,317) | 6,355 (5,550–7,161) | $112 ($91–$134) |
| 2b. MP-NAT acceptable, high Aedes threshold | 5,084 (4,248–5,920) | 8,685 (7,792–9,578) | $103 ($81–$125) |
| 3. Universal MP-NAT | 13,769 (13,127–14,411) | $82 ($54–$111) | |
*
Includes manual whole blood collections, apheresis RBC collections (excluding collections concurrent with apheresis PLT or apheresis plasma collections), apheresis PLT collections, and apheresis plasma collections.