Syphilis and Blood Safety in Developing Countries

Tagny, Claude Tayou

doi:10.5772/21499

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“…Fordyce was the first person to report transmission of syphilis via transfusions. Many people have suffered from syphilis in different countries, including the United States (US) and Great Britain [48]. Syphilis can be passed from sexual contact, transfusions, and a pregnant woman during childbirth to her fetus [49].…”

Section: Syphilismentioning

confidence: 99%

The Most Common Causes of Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases among Blood Donors in the Middle Eastern States

Hakami

2021

JPRI

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The need for blood is essential, but there is no timely access to safe blood for millions of individuals who need a transfusion. Additionally, blood transfusions can also be the fastest and simplest form of checking for the existence of transfusion-transmitted diseases to the recipients. Blood safety concerns are an issue of great concern in Middle Eastern Countries in which the inaccessibility or provision of unsafe blood has an adverse effect on morbidity and mortality in the region. Additionally, many organizations and safety procedures of blood transfusion in this region need to be updated. Articles containing the key phrases Middle Eastern Countries, Blood, blood donor, blood transfusion, transfusion safety, transfusion-transmitted infections, and transfusion guidelines published from 2003 to 2020 in MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Therefore, to determine the most prevalent causes of transfusion-transmitted disease among blood donors in the Middle East countries, this literature review was intended for research. Based on the data gathered were potentially related to HBsAg and HCV prevalence in blood donors from most of the middle eastern countries. While no positive cases of either HIV Ag-Ab or syphilis antibodies have been recorded especially among the blood donated from Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Based on recent studies findings, WHO, and the Food and Drug administration transfusion transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to recipients did not occur via blood transfusion. So that, In Middle Eastern countries, transfusion-transmitted infection remains a formidable problem. A similarly wide constellation of economic and operational challenges in the area parallels the diverse array of pathogens; this calls for a systemic solution that, as proposed by the WHO, involves regulatory, structural, and training initiatives.

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Section: Syphilismentioning

confidence: 99%

The Most Common Causes of Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases among Blood Donors in the Middle Eastern States

Hakami

2021

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“…Syphilis is a transfusion-transmitted infection (TTI) due to a spirocheta called Treponema pallidum [12]. The germ is present in the blood of a contaminated blood donor and infects the recipient.…”

Section: Syphilismentioning

confidence: 99%