Donating after travelling form

HIV infection is prevalent among the general community in this country.

When can I donate?
If you have had sex with a person who lives there, you’ll need to wait 3 months to donate blood, plasma or platelets.

In the meantime, you can organise a group to donate blood, share the message on social media or make a financial donation to the Red Cross.

Chagas disease is an insect-borne infection, present in this country.

When can I donate?
You can give plasma if you were born in this country or had a blood transfusion there, but you won’t be able to give blood or platelets. Have you heard about plasma?

The Ebola and Marburg viruses are present in this country.

When can I donate?
You’ll need to wait eight weeks to donate blood, plasma or platelets to ensure you haven’t been infected and that the disease is not passed on.
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In the meantime, you can organise a group to donate blood, share the message on social media or make a financial donation to the Red Cross.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infection present in this country.

When can I donate?
It depends.

If you haven’t had your blood tested for malaria, you can give plasma right away but will need to wait four months before you can give blood or platelets so we can test for malaria antibodies. Antibodies are the proteins your body makes when it fights a disease.

This applies if you were on a ship, including if you docked at a port in an at-risk country even if you didn’t leave your ship, but it doesn’t apply to airport stopovers if you stayed in the terminal.

Please note: If you were in Papua New Guinea, you’ll need to wait three years to give blood (though you can give plasma right away). That’s because there’s a risk of relapsing malaria, so a negative result for malaria antibodies isn’t enough.

Have you given plasma before?

If chosen country is Bahamas, this applies to Great Exuma Island only.

Dengue and chikungunya are mosquito-borne infections that are present in this country.

When can I donate?
You can give plasma right away, or you can wait four weeks to give blood. Australia always needs plasma donations!

This applies if you were on a ship, including if you docked at a port in an at-risk country even if you didn’t leave your ship, but it doesn’t apply to airport stopovers if you stayed in the terminal.

Have you given plasma before?

If chosen country is Chile, this applies to Easter Island only.

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne infection present in this country.

When can I donate?
You can give plasma right away, or you can wait four weeks to give blood.

Have you given plasma before?

If chosen country is United States, this includes Hawaii.

Rabies is a virus present in some animals in this country and can be spread to humans, usually by an animal bite.

- If you were bitten or scratched by an animal in this country in the last 5 years, when you can donate will depend on the exposure and any medical treatment that may have been required (including vaccinations).

If chosen country is Spain, this applies to the north African territories of Cueta & Melilla only (the Spanish mainland and Balearic and Canary Islands have no risk).

Rabies is a virus present in some animals in this country and can be spread to humans, usually by an animal bite.

- If you were bitten or scratched by a wild animal in this country in the last 5 years, when you can donate will depend on the exposure and any medical treatment that may have been required (including vaccinations).

If chosen country is United States, this does not apply to Hawaii (which has no risk).