What is the best strategy for the prevention of transfusion-transmitted malaria in sub-Saharan African countries where malaria is endemic?

Malaria Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Nansseu, Jobert Richie N ^a   Noubiap, Jean Jacques N ^b   Ndoula, Shalom Tchokfe ^c   Zeh, Albert Frank M ^d   Monamele, Chavely Gwladys ^e,f  

^a Department of Paediatrics   (Cameroon)

^b Internal Medicine Unit Edea Regional Hospital   (Cameroon)

^c Guidiguis Health District ^*  (Cameroon)

^d Ebolowa Regional Hospital   (Cameroon)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^f Chantal Biya International Reference Centre   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Malaria; Sub Saharan Africa; Transfusion transmitted malaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED MALARIA; VASCULARIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MALARIA; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 84891031577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-465     Document Type: Review

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