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Background
Severe blood donor adverse events are rare, but due to their rarity studying them can be difficult. To get an accurate estimate of their frequency and rate in the donor population it may be necessary to combine donation data across countries.
Study Design and Methods
International blood collection organizations (BCOs) provided data on rare/severe donor reactions as well as denominator...
BACKGROUND: More than 66,000 blood donors are deferred annually in the United States due to travel to malaria‐endemic areas of Mexico. Mexico accounts for the largest share of malaria travel deferrals, yet it has extremely low risk for malaria transmission throughout most of its national territory, suggesting a suboptimal balance between blood safety and availability. This study sought to determine...
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