Malaria parasitemia among blood donors in Uganda.
Kristin J MurphyAndrea L ConroyHenry DdunguRuchee ShresthaDorothy Kyeyune-ByabazaireMolly R PetersenEzra MusisiEshan U PatelRonnie KasiryeEvan M BlochIrene LubegaChandy C JohnHeather A HumeAaron A R TobianPublished in: Transfusion (2020)
A high proportion of asymptomatic blood donors residing in a malaria endemic region demonstrate evidence of parasitemia at time of donation. Further research is needed to quantify the risk and associated burden of transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) in order to inform strategies to prevent TTM.