An in‐house nucleic acid test for detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in whole blood donor samples

Key Points

• The aim is to optimize a protocol for nucleic acid extraction to detect Anaplasma phagocytophilum in whole blood samples.
• Developed a simple in-house nucleic acid extraction protocol.
• Tested the effectiveness of the method on whole blood donor samples.
• Optimized procedures for scalability.
• Successfully detected A. phagocytophilum in tested samples.
• Demonstrated a scalable approach for routine screening of blood donations.