Seroprevalence of Transfusion-Transmissible Infections among Family Replacement Donors and Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sub Saharan Africa

Macoura Gadji^#^{1

2}, Youssou Bamar Gueye^#¹, David Motto¹, Saliou Diop^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ National Centre of Blood Transfusion (NCBT) of Dakar, Senegal.
² Service of Haematology & Oncology-Haematology (HBOH), Department of Biology and Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences; Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology (FMPOS), University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal.
³ Service of Haematology, Department of Medicine; Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology (FMPOS), University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal.

^# Contributed equally.

Macoura Gadji et al. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 1;16(1):e2024008.

doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2024.008. eCollection 2024.

Macoura Gadji^#^{1

2}, Youssou Bamar Gueye^#¹, David Motto¹, Saliou Diop^{1

3}

¹ National Centre of Blood Transfusion (NCBT) of Dakar, Senegal.
² Service of Haematology & Oncology-Haematology (HBOH), Department of Biology and Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences; Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology (FMPOS), University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal.
³ Service of Haematology, Department of Medicine; Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology (FMPOS), University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: Blood donors; HBV; HCV; HIV; replacement donors; transfusion transmissible infections; volunteer donors.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors declare no conflict of Interest.

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