title: Malaria and loaisis among blood donors at Ibadan, Nigeria.
abstract: 115 blood donors were screened for the presence of malaria and other blood parasites at the Blood Bank, University College Hospital, Ibadan, between January and July, 1984. 11.3% of these had blood parasites; 7.8% had Plasmodium falciparum with parasitaemias from 0.03-0.2%, and 3.5% had Loa loa microfilaraemia. No other blood parasites were observed. Serological examination by the indirect fluorescent antibody test revealed that 86% of the donors had malaria antibody with reciprocal titres ranging from 16 to 512. There was no significant association between ABO blood group and malaria parasitaemia or antibody titre.
authors.affiliation: Blood Bank, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Akinboye
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Ogunrinade
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001782:Blood Donors; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008118:Loiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D009549:Nigeria; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System