Hi All,
I just received an email last night about
yet another person being infected by Babesia through our blood supply in the US.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03467.x/abstract;jsessionid=D2CA285617AAA7A23CD1C1DDA17ECE57.d02t01 I thought it would be a good time to remind everyone that donating blood or any tissues (organ donors) is
not something we should be doing while we have an active infection. There are several documented cases of people being infected with Lyme after ingesting meat from and infected animal as well. I haven't seen any research about
whether or not we should be donating once our infections are in remission or not - so that's still up in the air as far as I know.
Just one of those not so nice, but necessary reminders - sorry.