"Babesia represents one of the major infectious threats to the blood supply since clinically silent infections in humans are common and these can be life-threatening in certain recipients."
"However, there are sufficient parasites that are robust enough to survive 31 days of storage at 4°C and yield high end-point parasitemia."
I no longer donate blood. Some technicians will say that you're ok to donate if you're not currently on antibiotics, but we all know that doesn't necessarily mean that Lyme isn't present in your body. It would be tragic to give someone Lyme inadvertently.
