Overview of revised measures to prevent malaria transmission by blood transfusion in France

Plasmodial transmission by blood donation is rare in non‐endemic countries, but a very serious complication of blood transfusion. The French national blood service (Établissement Français du Sang and Centre de Transfusion sanguine des Armees) intended to revise the measures to strengthen blood safet...

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Published in:Vox sanguinis 2008-10, Vol.95 (3), p.226-231
Main Authors: Garraud, O., Assal, A., Pelletier, B., Danic, B., Kerleguer, A., David, B., Joussemet, M., De Micco, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood Banks
Blood Transfusion
Blood transfusions
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Female
France
Humans
Infectious diseases
Malaria
Malaria - prevention & control
Malaria - transmission
Male
Plasmodium
post‐transfusion infection
post‐transfusion malaria
Risk Factors
Risk Management
risk management in transfusion
Safety
transfusion safety
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Summary:Plasmodial transmission by blood donation is rare in non‐endemic countries, but a very serious complication of blood transfusion. The French national blood service (Établissement Français du Sang and Centre de Transfusion sanguine des Armees) intended to revise the measures to strengthen blood safety with regard to Plasmodiae as transmissible pathogens. To limit the risk of transmission during infusion, serious additive measures have been taken for more than a decade in France, which is the European country with the highest rate of exposure to imported plasmodial infections or malaria. These measures were revised and strengthened after the occurrence of a lethal transfusion‐transmitted infection in 2002, but did not prevent another occurrence in 2006. This report examines the weaknesses of the systems and aims at emphasizing the safety measures already taken and addresses issues to best respond to that risk.
ISSN:0042-9007
1423-0410
DOI:10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01090.x