UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA recommends ban on blood collections from Zika-affected areas
February 16, 2016 at 19:14 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Tuesday that blood should no longer be collected from regions where the Zika virus is circulating, and that blood needed for transfusions be obtained from areas of the country without active transmission.