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Patient For Hepatitis B Contracted Through Blood Transfusion

A patient is being treated for Hepatitis B after getting the virus through a blood transfusion.

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has confirmed a case of transfusion transmitted infection of Hep B.

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It says the donation was made in the window period when the presence of the virus cannot be detected even by the most sensitive tests available.

The IBTS says this is a rare one in two million event – and does not have any implications for blood that will be transfused in the future.

The patient is now being managed by a medical team.

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