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The Malaria risk is all year in most of the country. No risk for visitors to Sana'a. You cannot donate for 365 days from the date you leave the country ( exception being Sana'a only ) as a visitor only i.e. following a holiday or business trip of less than 6 months in duration within the last 12 months
Tropical illness, Chik V, Dengue virus and Mers CoV risk is all year in whole country - You cannot donate for 90 days from the date you leave the country.
Please contact the donor infoline 1800731 137 if you have any further questions
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.
For more information click Malaria
