SOUTH AFRICA

Due to the number of travel associated risks in this country, please contact us on our Donor Infoline 1800 731 137 for advice.

Chik V risk is all year in whole country – you cannot donate for 28 days from the date you leave the country ( NB the malaria risk may impact whether you can donate or not)

The current Malaria risk is all year in some areas in the North East of country (Mpumalanga and Limpopoprovinces) including Kruger National Park, Limpopo Transfrontier Park, Hans Merensky Nature Reserveand Nwanedi National Park. There is no risk in Sun City, Johannesburg or Pretoria.

You cannot donate for 365 days (1 year) from the date you leave the areas listed above  as a visitor only e.g. a holiday / business trip of less than 6 months in duration.

                If any of the risk factors listed below apply to you:

• You lived at any time in any malarial endemic area for a continuous period of 6 months or more
• You ever had malaria
• You ever had an unexplained fever associated with any malarial endemic area

Samples can be taken (but not a donation) to include a malaria antibody test:

• If a minimum of 6 months have elapsed since you left any malaria area
• You are fully recovered from malaria for at least 3 years (where applicable)
• You are fully recovered from the unexplained fever for at least 6 months and it is 6 months since you left the malarial area

You will be able to attend a clinic 42 days later if the malaria test is negative ( the IBTS will contact you if the  test result is positive) .Once all other criteria are met on future visits a test for malaria will be carried out in our labs every time you donate.