TY - JOUR
T1 - Severe Anemia among Blood Donors in an Area Where Blood Donation Is Sought to Save the Lives of Children with Severe Malaria—Anemia in Blood Donors
AU - Djimde, Moussa Djimde
AU - Schallig, Henk D. F. H. Schallig
AU - Traoré, Mohamed Bougoury Traoré
AU - Diakité, Hamadoun Diakité
AU - Keita, Mohamed Keita
AU - Koné, Bouréma Koné
AU - Samaké, Mamadou Diaoulé Samaké
AU - Tembely, Bréhima Tembely
AU - Bagayoko, Balla Bagayoko
AU - Vaillant, Michel Vaillant
AU - Dicko, Alassane Dicko
AU - Mens, Petra F. Mens
AU - Kayentao, Kassoum Kayentao
N1 - Funding:
This secondary analysis was supported by EDCTP through PYRAPREG. The PYRAPREG project is part of the EDCTP2 programme supported by the European Union (grant number RIA2017MC-2025-PYRAPREG).
PY - 2023/6/15
Y1 - 2023/6/15
N2 - Introduction: Severe anemia caused by severe malaria remains concentrated in children under 5 years old in Africa. In addition to blood-transfusion-related infections that pose a health concern, transfusion of severely anemic blood to a patient with severe anemia is another important concern. Method: Following the observation of a case of severe anemia in a blood donor, we conducted a secondary data analysis from a previous study to assess the frequency of anemia in blood donors in San, Mali. Results: In total, out of 140 volunteers, 13 (9%, 95% CI: 5.43–15.41) blood donors had moderate to severe anemia, based on Mali hemoglobin (Hb) normal values (10.5–16.5 g/dL, MRTC-GLP laboratory). In particular, we observed one case of severe anemia with an Hb level of 6.5 g/dL. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of severe anemia in blood donors in a malaria endemic area in Mali.
AB - Introduction: Severe anemia caused by severe malaria remains concentrated in children under 5 years old in Africa. In addition to blood-transfusion-related infections that pose a health concern, transfusion of severely anemic blood to a patient with severe anemia is another important concern. Method: Following the observation of a case of severe anemia in a blood donor, we conducted a secondary data analysis from a previous study to assess the frequency of anemia in blood donors in San, Mali. Results: In total, out of 140 volunteers, 13 (9%, 95% CI: 5.43–15.41) blood donors had moderate to severe anemia, based on Mali hemoglobin (Hb) normal values (10.5–16.5 g/dL, MRTC-GLP laboratory). In particular, we observed one case of severe anemia with an Hb level of 6.5 g/dL. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of severe anemia in blood donors in a malaria endemic area in Mali.
U2 - 10.35995/ajpme1010005
DO - 10.35995/ajpme1010005
M3 - Article
SN - 1987-1473
VL - 1
SP - 5
JO - African Journal of Parasitology, Mycology and Entomology
JF - African Journal of Parasitology, Mycology and Entomology
IS - 1
ER -