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Quantitative estimation of the risk of Chikungunya transmission through blood donations during the 2005–2007 epidemic in Réunion, France
Introduction - Between 2005 and 2007, the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused a massive outbreak on Réunion Island, which peaked in February 2006. Whole blood collection was suspended on...
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Opening Blood Donation to Men Who Have Sex with Men - Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2020, No. 8-9
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Changes in France’s Blood Donation Policy for Men Who Have Sex with Men - Editorial
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Non-compliance with blood donation eligibility criteria - Complidon 2017, France
The screening of blood donors, which consists of a questionnaire and a pre-donation interview, helps exclude donors who may pose a risk of transfusion-transmissible infections....
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Future expansion of blood donation eligibility to men who have sex with men in France: What impact will this have on the risk of HIV transmission through blood transfusion?
Prior to July 10, 2016, men who have sex with men (MSM) were permanently excluded from donating blood. Since that date, they have been eligible to donate blood if they have not engaged...
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In July 2016, blood donation was opened up to men who have sex with men: no impact on transfusion-related risk for HIV, HBV, and HCV
Since July 10, 2016, men who have sex with men (MSM) have been permitted to donate whole blood if they have not had sex with another man in the past 12 months. This article presents a...
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Transfusion of labile blood products infected with HIV despite negative screening results
Background - In France, the risk of HIV transmission through blood transfusion has been substantially reduced by the introduction of pooled viral genomic screening (MP-DGV) in 2001,...
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Support from the French Blood Establishment for the revision of blood donor selection criteria - Focus
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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2026, No. 10
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Tuberculosis in Seine-Saint-Denis: Incidence and the Role of the Tuberculosis Control Center in Case Investigations from 2018 to 2023
Introduction – Seine-Saint-Denis has the highest incidence rate of tuberculosis in mainland France. Case investigations are conducted by the Center for Tuberculosis Control (CLAT), which...
