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Information on countries that prohibit the donation of blood in patients with CFS / ME


ESME Think Tank Panel: Call to Ban ME/CFS- blood Donations in Europe
The Canadian, Australian and British governments have all banned ME/CFS patients from donating blood. We, the Think Tank panel of ESME, applaud their actions and believe that a similar ban should be issued in all European countries. ME/CFS patients should be banned from donating blood.

The Canadian, Australian and British governments have all banned ME/CFS patients from donating blood. We, the Think Tank panel of ESME, applaud their actions and believe that a similar ban should be issued in all European countries.

ME/CFS patients should be banned from donating blood for two reasons. The first is to protect the patients: ME/CFS causes a large range of symptoms which could be made worse by donating blood. The second reason is to ensure the safety of the blood supply. The causes of ME/CFS are not fully understood, but it has recently been connected to a new retrovirus: XMRV.

A study from the Whittemore Peterson Institute detected the XMRV retrovirus in over 95% of the more than 200 ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and atypical MS patients tested. XMRV closely resembles the HIV virus and is thought to be transmitted in similar ways - through bodily fluids such as blood, semen, and breast milk.

Until the connection between XMRV and ME/CFS is fully understood, it is advisable to prohibit blood donations from these patients.

It is important to act now as tainted blood may already be spreading ME/CFS in the population. There are documented cases of onset occurring directly after blood transfusions. http://www.mefmactio...ons and CFS.pdf

We encourage you to contact your government officials and ask them to ban ME/CFS patients from donating blood.

See more:

Canada: http://www.transfusi...d-safety-threat

UK: http://www.meassocia...news&Itemid=161

USA: http://www.aabb.org/...ement021710.htm

Australia: http://www.theaustra...y-1225856015325

http://www.medindia....ers-68260-1.htm

New Zealand: http://www.allvoices...G9vZC1kb25vcnMv