Presentations

• FDA Workshop on Testing for Malarial Infections in Blood Donors - Overview & Topics for Discussion  
  Hira Nakhasi, PhD
• Global Problem of Malaria, Biology of Malaria Parasites and Implications for Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria and Detection Methods  
  Sanjai Kumar, PhD
• Current Deferral Policies to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria and their Impact on Donor Availability  
  Alan E. Williams
• UK experience regarding malaria antibody tests and their contribution to blood safety  
  Professor PL Chiodini
• Malaria in the United States military and its implications for the safety of the blood supply?  
  Christian F. Ockenhouse MD, PhD
• Enhancing US Blood Availability by Testing for Plasmodium spp. Infection  
  David A. Leiby, PhD
• Antigen/Antibody Detection Assays for Malaria  
  Freddie M. Poole
• CDC Experience with Laboratory Tests Used to Investigate Incidents of Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria  
  Marianna Wilson
• Traveler's malaria, locally-transmitted malaria, and transfusion-transmitted malaria in the United States  
  Monica E. Parise, MD
• Malaria antibody test development  
  Nigel Appleton
• Malaria donor deferral policy in France: French experience with malaria antibody screening  
  Olivier GARRAUD; Marie-Hélène ELGHOUZZI; Azzedine ASSAL; Bertrand PELLETIER; Josiane RELAVE; Georges ANDREU
• Prospects for DNA-Based Tests to Detect Malaria Infections  
  Sanjai Kumar, PhD
• Risks versus benefits related to the possible implementation of a malaria blood-screening test  
  Steve Anderson
• Issues with Malaria Screening in the US  
  Susan L. Stramer, PhD