Blood transfusions in high risk malaria zones could be made safer with new blood treatment technology
Friday, April 22, 2016 - 09:20
in Health & Medicine
Patients, especially children, who undergo blood transfusions in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of transfusion-transmitted malaria. A new trial suggests that treating donated blood with a new technology that combines UV radiation and vitamin B is safe and could minimize the risk of malaria infection following blood transfusions.