Prevalence of HIV infection among Israel's Ethiopian immigrants

Reports that the Israeli blood bank was routinely discarding all but the most rare of blood donations from Ethiopians because they come from a high-risk HIV region are discussed.

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 347; no. 8998; p. 389
Main Author Fishman, RachelleH.B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 10.02.1996
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
AIDS/HIV
Black people
Blood & organ donations
Blood banks
Blood Donors
Emigration and Immigration
Ethiopia - ethnology
HIV
HIV Infections - ethnology
HIV Seroprevalence
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Israel - epidemiology
Prevalence
Ethiopia
Israel
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Summary:Reports that the Israeli blood bank was routinely discarding all but the most rare of blood donations from Ethiopians because they come from a high-risk HIV region are discussed.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90561-9