Blood exchanged in ritual ceremonies as a possible route for infection with hepatitis C virus.
Open Access
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 47 (1) , 87
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.47.1.87
Abstract
Of 52 blood donors (25 men and 27 women) counselled because their donation tested positive for hepatitis C virus antibody, seven (13.5%) gave a history of practising the ritual of blood exchange in their childhood or early adult life. This practice can cause transmission of blood borne infections or alloimmunisation, or both.Keywords
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