Don de sang

Blood donation

Santé publique France coordinates the epidemiological surveillance of blood donors and helps assess the risk that a blood donation may be infected with a pathogen transmissible through transfusion.

Our missions

  • Epidemiological surveillance of blood donors

  • Estimating the residual risk of viral infection transmission (HIV, HCV, HBV, HTLV) through transfusion

  • Evaluation of blood donor selection

Publications

Here you will find the latest scientific publications related to the studies and research conducted by Santé publique France.

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56 publications

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Homosexuals and Blood Donation Exclusion: Impact on the Residual Risk of HIV Transmission Through Transfusion. Public Health Watch Conference, Paris, November 26–28, 2008

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HIV-2 and Blood Transfusion. Report by the "Retrovirus" Group of the Working Committee on Infections Transmitted by Blood Transfusion of the National Blood Transfusion Society (STNS)

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In relation to

VIH/sida

HIV/AIDS

thematic dossier

HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a sexually transmitted human retrovirus. It weakens the immune system, and if left untreated, leads to AIDS.

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Hepatitis B and D

thematic dossier

Viral liver infections can be very severe; hepatitis B and D are transmitted through sexual contact, blood, and from mother to fetus. Vaccination and screening are the cornerstones of prevention.

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Hépatite C

Hepatitis C

thematic dossier

Hepatitis C is a viral infection primarily transmitted through blood. Screening for the disease is crucial to ensuring that infected individuals receive the treatments that can now lead to a cure.

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