Session Information
AABB Annual Meeting and CTTXPO 2010
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Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases: Tick-borne Diseases (Babesia, Anaplasmosis) and Malaria
Track
:
Oral Abstracts
Program Code:
030L
Date:
Monday, October 11, 2010
Time:
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
EST
Location:
343/344
MODERATOR
(S):
Silvano Wendel, MD, PhD, Medical Director, Hospital Sirio Libanes - Blood Bank
David Leiby, PhD, Head, Transmissible Diseases Department, American Red Cross
Description
OBJECTIVES:
- Discuss incidence trends of transfusion transmitted Babesia and Anaplasmosis, and review cases of transfusion transmitted Babesia in an endemic region in the Northeastern U.S.
- Describe the prevalence of likely parasitimic blood donors in Connecticut identified by an investigational nucleic acid test for Babesia microti.
- Review advantages and performance of a new investigational ELISA screening test for Babesia microti.
- Evaluate the utility of a malaria risk assessment model to drive decisions about deferrals of U.S. blood donors with history of travel to Mexico.
- Judge the safety of blood collected from donors with past history malaria.
| CE Category | CE Value |
|---|---|
| California Clinical Laboratory Personnel | 1.5 |
| California Nurse | 1.8 |
| Florida Laboratory Personnel | 1.8 |
| General Attendee | 1.5 |
| Physician | 1.5 |
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