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Characterization of primary and secondary polycythemia among Palestinian blood donors in the West bank. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Odeh G, Alili M, Hamshari R, Saabna A, Zagha R, Draidi M, Bushnaq S, Ereqat S, Damiri B.   +8 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Seroprevalence of anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Kenyan blood donors

Science, 2020
Pandemic progress in Kenya By the end of July 2020, Kenya h ad reported only 341 deaths and ∼20,000 cases of COVID-19. This is in marked contrast to the tens of thousands of deaths reported in many higher-income countries.
S. Uyoga, I. Adetifa, H. Karanja, J. Nyagwange, J. Tuju, P. Wanjiku, R. Aman, M. Mwangangi, P. Amoth, K. Kasera, W. Ng’ang’a, C. Rombo, C. Yegon, K. Kithi, E. Odhiambo, T. Rotich, I. Orgut, S. Kihara, M. Otiende, C. Bottomley, Z. N. Mupe, E. Kagucia, K. Gallagher, A. Etyang, S. Voller, J. Gitonga, D. Mugo, C. Agoti, E. Otieno, L. Ndwiga, T. Lambe, D. Wright, E. Barasa, B. Tsofa, P. Bejon, L. Ochola-Oyier, A. Agweyu, J. Scott, G. Warimwe   +38 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Fatality Rate by Real-time Antibody Screening of Blood Donors

medRxiv, 2020
Background: The pandemic due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has tremendous consequences for our societies. Knowledge of the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 is needed to accurately monitor the spread of the epidemic and also ...
C. Erikstrup, C. Hother, O. Pedersen, K. Mølbak, R. Skov, D. Holm, S. Sækmose, A. Nilsson, P. T. Brooks, J. Boldsen, C. Mikkelsen, M. Gybel-Brask, E. Sørensen, K. Dinh, S. Mikkelsen, B. Møller, T. Haunstrup, L. Harritshøj, B. A. Jensen, H. Hjalgrim, S. Lillevang, H. Ullum   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Seroprevalence and Trends of Transfusion Transmissible Infections in Blood Donors in Andaman and Nicobar Islands- An Institutional Retrospective Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTIs) such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and syphilis pose a threat to blood safety in a developing country like India.
Sahil Sehgal, P.S Shaiji, Rupinder Kaur Brar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

HIV antiretroviral therapy and prevention use in US blood donors: A new blood safety concern.

Blood, 2020
CONTEXT Antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection are effective tools to help end the HIV epidemic. However, their use could affect HIV transfusion-transmission risk.
B. Custer, Claire Quiner, Richard E Haaland, Amy M Martin, M. Stone, R. Reik, Whitney R. Steele, D. Kessler, Phillip C. Williamson, Steven A. Anderson, Alan E. Williams, H. Raymond, W. Mcfarland, William T. Robinson, S. Glick, K. Sey, C. David Melton, Simone A. Glynn, S. Stramer, Michael P. Busch   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among blood donors in China

Nature Communications, 2020
In this study, we investigate the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among blood donors in the cities of Wuhan, Shenzhen, and Shijiazhuang in China.
Le Chang, Wangheng Hou, Lei Zhao, Yali Zhang, Yan-bin Wang, Linfeng Wu, Tingting Xu, Lilin Wang, Juan Wang, Jian Ma, Lan Wang, Junpeng Zhao, Jingjing Xu, Juan Dong, Ying Yan, Ru Yang, Yu Li, Fei Guo, Wenjuan Cheng, Yingying Su, J. Zeng, Wei Han, T. Cheng, Jun Zhang, Q. Yuan, N. Xia, Lunan Wang   +26 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Phenotype Frequencies of Major Blood Group Systems (Rh, Kell, Kidd, Duffy, MNS, P, Lewis, and Lutheran) Among Blood Donors in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Blood Medicine, 2020
Introduction The understanding of blood group phenotypes in Saudi Arabia is limited to the ABO and Rh blood groups. Data for the other major blood group phenotypes in different populations have been widely studied and used as a reference for identifying ...
Amani Y Owaidah, Noor M Naffaa, Arwa Alumran, Faisal M. Alzahrani   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Is having sex with other men a risk factor for transfusion-transmissible infections in male blood donors in Western countries?: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2015
Background : Although increased prevalence of transfusion transmissible infections (TTI) among “men who have sex with men” (MSM) has been well documented, the exclusion of MSM as blood donors is contested.
Compernolle, Veerle, De Buck, Emmy, Dieltjens, Tessa, Vandekerckhove, Philippe   +3 more
core   +6 more sources

Cohort Profile: The Shaanxi Blood Donor Cohort in China

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
PurposeThe Shaanxi Blood Donor Cohort was set up to investigate the impact of blood donation on the health of donors compared with non-blood donors. The specific aims of the study include (1) identifying the geographical and temporal trends of incidence ...
Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Hengxin Li, Shu Su, Shu Su, Erica M. Wood, Ting Ma, Yang Sun, Lingxia Guo, Qianke Cheng, Xiaoyun Gu, Wenjie Wu, Liqin Wang, Miao Ding, Leilei Zhang, Yuan Shen, Jiangcun Yang   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors and their notification: A study from North India

Iraqi Journal of Hematology, 2022
BACKGROUND: Blood transfusion carries the risk of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) if not properly screened. As per protocol blood donors who are found reactive for TTIs are requested to come for counseling and directed for further management.
Saikat Mandal, Ranjan Kumar, Deepika Parwan, Nem Singh, Richa Sharma, Bhaskar Das   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source