Korean J Blood Transfus.  1997 Dec;8(2):103-111.

Malaria detection rate of donated blood and blood sample in risky area

• Lim CS
• Kim YK
• Lee KN
• Lee HW
• Lee WJ
• Lee JS
• Cho NS
• Kim DS

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Screening of donor blood for malaria has not been activated in Korea yet in spite of the recent break out of tertian malaria. The microscopical and immunological methods, PCR in current use for malaria diagnosis in blood donations. We studied the positive rate of malaria antibody and antigen in army donation blood and samples of risky area (Daesung dong) as a screening method.
METHODS
In this study, samples of Daesung dong residing people(n=77) and army donated blood donors(n=44) were screened for malarial antibody by Indirect Fluorescence Antibody (IFA) test and malarial antigen by Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) technique and microscopic exam of Wright Giemsa stain.
RESULTS
A total of 6.7% blood donors showed positive result of malaria antibody by IFA test respectively, and 1.7% donors showed the presence of antigen both technique by the PCR and conventional microscopy.
CONCLUSIONS
Army donated blood and samples of risky area had a high positive rate of malaria antibody and antigen, there need attention and effort of prevention of tranfusion transmitted malaria in donated blood from risky area.

Keyword

Malaria; Transfusion; IFAT; PCR

MeSH Terms

Azure Stains
Blood Donors
Diagnosis
Fluorescence
Humans
Korea
Malaria*
Mass Screening
Microscopy
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tissue Donors
Azure Stains