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For the journal "Transfusion Medicine"
 2 articles found

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For the journal "Transfusion Medicine"
 2 articles found

 Malaria
Risk of transfusion‐associated malaria in sub‐Saharan Africa: The case of Mali

Published on 20/05/2025 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Ouo‐Ouo Loua et al. | Transfusion Medicine 2024; 34(6): 527-36 5 min.

Malaria is a major public health problem worldwide, particularly in tropical countries, especially those in sub‐Saharan Africa. It remains by far the most widespread parasitic disease in the inter‐tropical world. It is a parasitic, febrile, haemolytic and endemic erythrocytopathy caused by...

 Zika
A prospective, multi‐centric study on the prevalence of dengue, zika and chikungunya in asymptomatic blood donors from different geographical regions of Brazil

Published on 04/02/2025 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Dante M. Langhi et al. | Transfusion Medicine 2024; AOP: 10.1111/tme.13119 4 min.

Viruses that are transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies are grouped under the acronym of arthropoda‐born viruses, as these three vectors belong to the phylum arthropoda. Several members of this group adapted to a life cycle that involves blood meals from mammals and birds, as...