Prevalence of Malaria in blood donor population from a tertiary care centre and effective donor notification and counselling policy

Transfusion‐transmitted malaria is of great concern in endemic countries. From 1940, the Drugs and Cosmetic Act in India mandates the testing of all blood donations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV), malaria and syphilis. The present study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of malaria among blood donors and to summarize our experience with the notification algorithm that was developed for infected donors.

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