Transmission (Malaria)

Donor Screening Did Not Yield Accurate Information

Published in Blood Weekly, April 26th, 1999

Three recently described cases of transfusion-transmitted malaria highlight the need to consider malaria in diagnosing a febrile illness after blood transfusion.

The three cases investigated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, were among the 103 cases of transfusion-transmitted malaria in the United States that were reported to the CDC during 1958-1998.

The CDC summary of the investigation of the three cases which occurred during 1996 to 1998 in Missouri and Pennsylvania illustrates key features of transfusion-transmitted malaria and the importance of donor screening ("Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria -...

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