Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2026

  • Research Article

    Seroprevalence of Transfusion-transmissible Infections Among Blood Donors at the THIES Regional Hospital Blood Bank, Senegal (January–June 2024)

    Malick Ndao*, Babacar Diagne, Omar Gueye, Fouad Benhammou, Mor Ngom, Mamadou Soumboundou, Dominique Diouf, Najah Fatou Coly, Awa Ndong, Thierno Issa Kourouma, Fatou Sakho, Amadou Bathily, Cheikh Sall, Roughyatou Ka, Alioune Dieye

    Issue: Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2026
    Pages: 1-9
    Received: 20 December 2025
    Accepted: 4 January 2026
    Published: 23 January 2026
    DOI: 10.11648/j.iji.20261401.11
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    Abstract: Background: Blood transfusion is an essential life-saving therapy but remains associated with a risk of transmitting infectious agents. In sub-Saharan Africa, transfusion-transmissible infections (TTI) such as HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and syphilis continue to pose a major challenge to blood safety. This study aimed to ... Show More