Wait for 3 months after receiving a blood transfusion from another person in the United States. You may not donate if you received a blood transfusion since 1980 in France, Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar or Falkland Islands.
To see if malaria is found in the location you traveled to or lived in, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) website. If you have traveled or lived in a country with a high risk of malaria, a waiting period may be required before you can donate blood.Dec 12, 2019
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has imposed a ban on blood donations from anyone who has spent more than six months in Britain from 1980 to 1997 because of the possible risk of transmitting the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).
You may be eligible now. In 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted a longstanding ban that prevented some 4.4 million Veterans, service members and civilians stationed in certain parts of Europe between 1980 and 1996 from donating blood.Jan 14, 2021
Along with Mexico, officials have also issued a warning for countries in Central and South America. They say if you've traveled to any of the affected areas, you should wait at least four weeks to donate blood. They also say anyone who's had sex with someone who's been to these countries should wait four weeks as well.Feb 18, 2016
Costa Rica No deferral except for travel to the Limon Province (except Limon City which is acceptable). Only Limon province is at risk.
Fortunately, Australia has sufficient blood donors to enable this blood donation rule. Many other blood services, including the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore, have similar restrictions on UK donors.
Because of this risk of transmission, in Australia donated blood , breastmilk and tissues are not accepted from people who lived in the UK for six months or more between 1980 and 1996.Apr 4, 2018
You are not eligible to donate if you have: Spent a cumulative total of three months or more in the United Kingdom (UK) between January 1980 and December 31, 1996. a cumulative total of 5 years or more in France and/or Ireland (republic of Ireland) between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 2001.