In developing countries, blood transfusions have a potential risk of transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), syphilis and malaria to the recipients. 1 The frequency of these infections among apparently healthy donors may reflect the disease burden in the population. 2 Thus, the objective of our study was to estimate the potential risk of transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors in the local population.
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