DEFERRAL FOR TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (TTI) Flashcards
3 years after being asymptomatic
Malaria confirmed diagnosis
Resident in an area endemic for malaria for at least_____
Travel to endemic area (prior resident of endemic country <3 years after leaving)
5 consecutive years
1 year after being asymptomatic
Travel to endemic area for more than_____ and less than_____
Travel to endemic area (prior resident of endemic country >3 years after leaving)
24 hours; less than 5 years
No deferral
Travel in endemic country but not endemic area for more than____
24 hours
Malaria confirmed diagnosis
Resident in an area endemic for malaria for at least 5 consecutive years
Travel to endemic area (prior resident of endemic country <3 years after leaving)
3 years after being asymptomatic
Travel to endemic area for more than 24 hours and less than 5 years
Travel to endemic area (prior resident of endemic country >3 years after leaving)
1 year after being asymptomatic
Travel in endemic country but not endemic area for more than 24 hours
No deferral
Babesiosis (Babesia microti)
Indefinite
Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi)
Indefinite
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Indefinite
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Indefinite
Disease (vCJD; Mad cow disease)
Indefinite
Leishmaniasis (Travel to Iraq)
1 year*
• Diagnosed with malaria – must be asymptomatic for at least 3 years.
3 yrs
• Resided for ≥5 consecutive years in a malaria-endemic area.
3 yrs
• Traveled to an endemic area and is a prior resident of an endemic country who has been away for less than 3 years.
3 yrs
• Traveled to a malaria-endemic area for more than 24 hours.
1 year
• Lived in endemic country but has been away for more than 3 years.
1 year
