Use of blood donor screening to monitor prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C viruses, South Africa

Vermeulen, M., Swanevelder, R., Chowdhury, D., Ingram, C., Reddy, R., Bloch, E. M., Custer, B. S., Murphy, E. L., & NHLBI Recipient Epidemiology (2017). Use of blood donor screening to monitor prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C viruses, South Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23(9), 1560-1563. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2309.161594

Abstract

Among 397,640 first-time blood donors screened in South Africa during 2012-2015, HIV prevalence was 1.13%, hepatitis B virus prevalence 0.66%, and hepatitis C virus prevalence 0.03%. Findings of note were a high HIV prevalence in Mpumalanga Province and the near absence of hepatitis C virus nationwide.

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