Malaria Transmission

No Plasmodium infection found in donated blood from Turkey

Published in Drug Week, April 2nd, 2004

Blood products from Turkey are free from plasmodial infection, even those collected in malaria-endemic areas.

"Malaria is a parasitic infection caused by Plasmodium species and it is especially seen in tropical and subtropical areas," scientists explained.

Y.A. Oner and colleagues at Istanbul University conducted a study "to determine whether or not malaria is transmitted by blood transfusion in Turkey and to define the rate and the differences between endemic and non-endemic areas."

Towards this end, "blood samples were taken from donors who applied to blood banks in Istanbul (non-endemic area) and in Adana (endemic...

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Source: Drug Week (2004-04-02)

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