Difference between revisions of "Viral Haemorrhagic Fever"

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For up-to-date guidance also see [[http://www.transfusionguidelines.org/dsg/bm]]
 
For up-to-date guidance also see [[http://www.transfusionguidelines.org/dsg/bm]]
  
Unacceptable: Individuals with current infection or history of viral haemorrhagic fever should not donate
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Unacceptable:  
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a) Was present in an area during an active outbreak
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b) Under investigation for viral haemorrhagic fever
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c) Has been in contact with an individual who was present in an area
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during an active outbreak
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d) Was in contact with an individual infected with, or was under
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investigation for viral haemorrhagic fever
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e) less than six months after return to UK from an endemic area when
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there was no active outbreak.
  
  
Acceptable: If more than 6 months from last contact, completion of investigation or return to the UK from endemic country.
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Acceptable:  
 
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a. If more than 6 months after return to UK from an endemic area when
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there was no active outbreak at the time of visit
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b. If the individual, or the contact person, under investigation had viral
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haemorrhagic fever infection excluded as diagnosis.
 
==Examples of viral haemorrhagic fever==
 
==Examples of viral haemorrhagic fever==
 
Ebola
 
Ebola

Revision as of 09:29, 18 June 2018

Acceptability at Recruitment

QUALIFIED

Acceptability at CT / Work-Up

QUALIFIED

Individual at Risk

Recipient

Explanation of Condition

Viral haemorrhagic fever.


Guidance

For up-to-date guidance also see [[1]]

Unacceptable: a) Was present in an area during an active outbreak b) Under investigation for viral haemorrhagic fever c) Has been in contact with an individual who was present in an area during an active outbreak d) Was in contact with an individual infected with, or was under investigation for viral haemorrhagic fever e) less than six months after return to UK from an endemic area when there was no active outbreak.


Acceptable: a. If more than 6 months after return to UK from an endemic area when there was no active outbreak at the time of visit b. If the individual, or the contact person, under investigation had viral haemorrhagic fever infection excluded as diagnosis.

Examples of viral haemorrhagic fever

Ebola

Marburg

Lassa

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

version

Version 1.0.

1 June 2016