JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Infection - Tropical

ObligatoryMust not donate if:
Filariasis or Leishmaniasis
DiscretionaryEyes:
If Leishmaniasis, accept for corneas only.
See if RelevantCongo Fever
Crimean Fever
Ebola Fever
Lassa Fever
Marburg Fever
Malaria
South American Trypanosomiasis Risk
Other infections, see:
Infection - General
Additional InformationAs corneas are avascular there is not considered to be a risk of transmitting protozoal infections.
Reason for ChangeA 'Discretion' has been added for 'Eyes'.

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