Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria in Iran: A Narrative Review Article
Background: Malaria is the most important transfusion-transmitted infection (TTI) in worldwide after viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The main objective of the present study was to review and evaluate the transmission of malaria via blood transfusion in Iran. Metho...
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doaj-df9d160093ff4d8cbdf66f567f5c48a12021-04-02T12:21:20ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2016-12-01112563Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria in Iran: A Narrative Review ArticleAhmad MARDANI0Hossein KESHAVARZ1Ali Akbar POURFATHOLLAH2Mahtab MAGHSUDLU3Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBlood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, IranBlood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran Background: Malaria is the most important transfusion-transmitted infection (TTI) in worldwide after viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The main objective of the present study was to review and evaluate the transmission of malaria via blood transfusion in Iran. Methods: A literature search was done without time limitation in the electronic databases as follows: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Science Direct, scientific information database (SID), Magiran, IranMedex and Irandoc. The searches were limited to the published papers to English and Persian languages. Results: Six papers were eligible. From 1963 to 1983, 344 cases of Transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) had been reported from different provinces of Iran. The most prevalent species of involved Plasmodium in investigated cases of TTM was Plasmodium malariae (79.24%). The screening results of 1,135 blood donors for malaria were negative by microscopic examination of peripheral blood smears and rapid diagnostic test (RDT) methods. Conclusion: Lack of TTM report from Iran in the last three decades indicates that the screening of blood donors through interviewing (donor selection) may be effective in the prevention of the occurrence of transfusion-transmitted malaria.https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1053Transfusion-transmitted malariaBlood transfusionDonorsScreeningIran |
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Ahmad MARDANI Hossein KESHAVARZ Ali Akbar POURFATHOLLAH Mahtab MAGHSUDLU Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria in Iran: A Narrative Review Article Iranian Journal of Parasitology Transfusion-transmitted malaria Blood transfusion Donors Screening Iran |
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Ahmad MARDANI Hossein KESHAVARZ Ali Akbar POURFATHOLLAH Mahtab MAGHSUDLU |
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Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria in Iran: A Narrative Review Article |
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Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria in Iran: A Narrative Review Article |
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Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria in Iran: A Narrative Review Article |
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Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria in Iran: A Narrative Review Article |
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Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria in Iran: A Narrative Review Article |
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transfusion-transmitted malaria in iran: a narrative review article |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Parasitology |
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1735-7020 2008-238X |
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Background: Malaria is the most important transfusion-transmitted infection (TTI) in worldwide after viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The main objective of the present study was to review and evaluate the transmission of malaria via blood transfusion in Iran.
Methods: A literature search was done without time limitation in the electronic databases as follows: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Science Direct, scientific information database (SID), Magiran, IranMedex and Irandoc. The searches were limited to the published papers to English and Persian languages.
Results: Six papers were eligible. From 1963 to 1983, 344 cases of Transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) had been reported from different provinces of Iran. The most prevalent species of involved Plasmodium in investigated cases of TTM was Plasmodium malariae (79.24%). The screening results of 1,135 blood donors for malaria were negative by microscopic examination of peripheral blood smears and rapid diagnostic test (RDT) methods.
Conclusion: Lack of TTM report from Iran in the last three decades indicates that the screening of blood donors through interviewing (donor selection) may be effective in the prevention of the occurrence of transfusion-transmitted malaria. |
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Transfusion-transmitted malaria Blood transfusion Donors Screening Iran |
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