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Volume 23, Number 9—September 2017
Dispatch

Use of Blood Donor Screening to Monitor Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B and C Viruses, South Africa

Marion Vermeulen, Ronel Swanevelder, Dhuly Chowdhury, Charlotte Ingram1, Ravi Reddy, Evan M. Bloch, Brian S. Custer, Edward L. MurphyComments to Author , and for the NHLBI Recipient Epidemiology and Donor evaluation Study-III (REDS-III) International Component
Author affiliations: South African National Blood Service, Johannesburg, South Africa (M. Vermeulen, R. Swanevelder, C. Ingram, R. Reddy); RTI International, Rockville, Maryland, USA (D. Chowdhury); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (E.M. Bloch); Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA (B.S. Custer, E.L. Murphy); University of California, San Francisco (E.L. Murphy)

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Overall prevalence of HIV (A) and hepatitis B virus (B) in South Africa, by province, among persons making blood donations through the South African National Blood Service, January 2012–September 2015. Pink indicates a significantly higher odds ratio and green indicates a lower odds ratio compared with Gauteng Province (Johannesburg region) and adjusting for other factors. Unadjusted prevalences are shown in parentheses. NA, not applicable.

Figure. Overall prevalence of HIV (A) and hepatitis B virus (B) in South Africa, by province, among persons making blood donations through the South African National Blood Service, January 2012–September 2015. Pink indicates a significantly higher odds ratio and green indicates a lower odds ratio compared with Gauteng Province (Johannesburg region) and adjusting for other factors. Unadjusted prevalences are shown in parentheses. NA, not applicable.

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1Current affiliation: South African Bone Marrow Registry, Cape Town, South Africa.

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