Reference Source

Malaria

For Malaria, blood service is American Red Cross (US); waiting period is 3 months; condition is after returning from a trip to an area where malaria is found; 3 years after completing treatment for malaria; 3 years after living more than 5 years in a malaria-risk country; outcome is temporary deferral, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Criterion
Malaria verified
Blood service
American Red Cross (US) our reading
Waiting period
3 months verified
Condition
after returning from a trip to an area where malaria is found; 3 years after completing treatment for malaria; 3 years after living more than 5 years in a malaria-risk country verified
Outcome
temporary deferral our reading
Sourceredcrossblood.org
Verified2026-08-06
Review by2027-02-02
DatasetBlood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

Wait 3 years after completing treatment for malaria. Wait 3 months after returning from a trip to an area where malaria is found. Wait 3 years after living more than 5 years in a country or countries where malaria is found.

redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-06. Due for re-check by 2027-02-02. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.