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Malaria and blood transfusion.

A D Kitchen1, P L Chiodini

  • 1National Blood Service, London, UK. alan.kitchen@nbs.nhs.uk

Vox Sanguinis
|January 25, 2006
PubMed
Summary
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Malaria remains a common transfusion-transmitted infection globally. Strategies beyond simple donor deferral are needed to ensure blood safety and sufficiency, especially with increasing travel to endemic areas.

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Area of Science:

  • Transfusion Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Malaria transmission via blood transfusion is a long-recognized risk.
  • It remains a significant global transfusion-transmitted infection, with Plasmodium falciparum posing a fatal threat.
  • Increasing travel to malarious regions and disease resurgence complicate blood safety in non-endemic areas.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current challenges and strategies for preventing transfusion-transmitted malaria.
  • To discuss the limitations of existing screening methods and donor deferral policies.
  • To explore alternative and supplementary approaches for ensuring blood supply safety and sufficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on transfusion-transmitted malaria.

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  • Analysis of donor deferral effectiveness and limitations.
  • Evaluation of blood screening techniques and alternative prevention strategies.

    • Main Results:

    • Simple donor deferral is insufficient and potentially wasteful, especially in endemic regions.
    • Blood film examination lacks sensitivity for blood bank screening.
    • Combining donor deferral with immunoglobulin screening is effective in non-endemic settings.
    • In endemic areas, targeted donor questioning and geographical/seasonal considerations are crucial.
    • Antimalarial administration to recipients may prevent transmission.

    Conclusions:

    • No single strategy guarantees complete prevention of transfusion-transmitted malaria.
    • A multi-faceted approach is required, balancing donor base sufficiency with transfusion safety.
    • Malaria must be considered in febrile illnesses post-transfusion, regardless of prevention strategies employed.