General Area

Risk

Countries

Dates

Length of stay

United Kingdom

vCJD

Channel Islands, England, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

1980 through 1996

Traveled or lived in these countries for a combined total time of 3 months.

europe

vCJD

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom., Turkey, and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia, Kosovo Montenegro)

1980 to present

Traveled or lived in these countries for a combined total time of 5 years.

Us military bases

vCJD

Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom

1980 to 1990

Resided at these or any other vCJD risk US military bases for a total of 6 months or more.

Us military bases

vCJD

Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey

1980 to 1996

Resided at these or any other vCJD risk US military bases for a total of 6 months or more.

africa

HIVV-1 GROUP O

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger, and Nigeria

1977 to present

Born in, traveled or lived in for a total of 6 months or more.

Malaria risk countries

MALARIA

Most countries in Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and other tropical areas. In some countries the risk is only in certain areas. If you have a question, please ask a Blood Bank representative

Travel last 12 months.

Resident last 3 years

Any time, no matter how short.