Infection |
Incubation |
Action for donation |
Bordetella Pertussis (Whooping Cough) |
IP7-10 days |
Discard if within 10 days |
Borrelia Burgdorferei (Lyme Disease) |
IP 3-30 days |
Discard up to 30 days if donor diagnosed with acute Lyme disease
Chronic Lyme disease no action required |
Costochondritis/ Coxsackie virus (Bornholm Disease) |
IP 1-7 days |
Discard up to 1 week |
Chickenpox/Varicella Zoster |
IP 10-21 days |
Discard if within 3 weeks |
COVID-19 (SARS –CoV-2) |
IP 2-14 days |
Discard if:
• A SARS-CoV-2 test has been taken and COVID-19 confirmed; and
• Symptoms and/or the positive test result occurred in the 48-hour period after donation.
If a SARS-CoV-2 test is negative or has not been taken, refer to the relevant advice on this page for the donor’s symptoms. |
Coxsackie A (Hand, foot & mouth disease) |
IP 3-7 days
Usually Coxsackie A, but can be other enteroviruses |
Discard up to 7 days |
Epstein-Barr Virus (Glandular Fever) |
IP 30-50 days |
Discard up to 50 days |
Hepatitis (acute, viral) |
IP HAV 2-6 weeks |
Discard up to 7 weeks |
IP HBV 6 weeks to 6 months |
Discard all in date components* |
IP HCV up to 6 months |
Discard all in date components* |
IP HEV 2-8 weeks |
Discard up to 9 weeks |
Herpes Simplex
(Oral and genital) |
IP 2-12 days for primary infection. |
Discard up to 14 days for primary infection |
Primary viraemia during IP,
secondary viraemia at time of symptom |
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Recurrent infection |
No action if recurrent lesion/s and lesions were absent or healing when donated |
HIV |
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Discard all in-date components at any interval after donation* |
HTLV |
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Discard all in-date components at any interval after donation |
Influenza |
IP 1-5 days (Influenza A)
IP 4-5 days (adenovirus) |
No action unless severe systemic symptoms. |
Defined as fever/myalgia +/- cough/cold symptoms |
If present, discard up to 5 days |
Legionella (Legionnaire’s Disease/Pontiac Fever) |
IP up to 3 weeks |
Discard up to 3 weeks |
Measles |
IP 10-21 days |
Discard up to 3 weeks |
Monkeypox |
21 days |
Discard up to 21 days. Follow local processes for public health notification if the component has been transfused.
If the donor has reported contact with Monkeypox in the 21 days before donation, place the donation on hold and seek public health advice to determine the risk.
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Mumps |
IP 16-18 days
Primary & secondary viraemia |
Discard up to 3 weeks |
Mycoplasma |
IP 1-4 weeks
M. pneumoniae
Mostly headache, malaise, fever, 5-10% progress to pneumonia |
Discard up to 4 weeks |
Parvovirus B19 (Fifth disease, Slapped Cheek) |
IP 13-20 days |
Discard up to 3 weeks |
Rubella (German Measles) |
IP 14-21 days |
Discard up to 3 weeks |
TB |
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Discard all in-date components at any interval post donation.
Look-back to relevant transfused recipients |
West Nile Virus |
IP 3-15 days |
Discard up to 15 days |