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SURINAME
If you or your mother were born in Suriname you will not be able to donate due to a risk of Chagas disease.
There is a Malaria risk all year in all areas except: Paramaribo City, coastal regions and savannah areas. Please contact us on our Donor Infoline 1800 731 137 for advice.
You cannot donate for 365 days (1 year) from the date you leave an area affected by malaria as a visitor only e.g. a holiday / business trip of less than 6 months in duration.
There was a malaria risk in the whole country up until 2011.
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.
Please contact us on our Donor Infoline 1800 731 137 for advice.
