Hepatitis of unknown cause - Whole Blood and Components

Essential information

Definition/s

HBV: Hepatitis B Virus

HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen

Anti-HBs: Antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen

Anti-HBc: Antibody against hepatitis B core antigen

Obligatory

Scenarios

Person with hepatitis of unknown cause

Includes

Excludes

Obligatory

Must not donate.

Person with previous (recovered) hepatitis of unknown cause

Includes

Excludes

Obligatory

Must not donate if:

Less than 24 months from recovery.

Discretionary

1. If:
   1. it is more than 12 months from recovery, and
   2. a test for Anti-HBc will be performed, accept for donation or take samples for testing, as directed by local procedures.
2. If the donor has undergone previous testing by the Blood Transfusion Service, accept.
3. If more than 24 months from recovery, accept.

Reason for change:

The entry has been updated to use a similar structure to the entry for HBV.

Version details:

WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 68 (09 May 2023)