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Ebola

Donor eligibility

An infected person:
A person who has been infected with the Ebola virus: Not eligible for blood donation.

Countries that are affected: West-African countries, that are also Malaria areas.

See ECDC for general information regarding the disease.

Exceptions and comments

Procedure:
1. Check if the country is a risk area for Ebola:https://www.transfusionguidelines.org/dsg/gdri/guidelines To search specific regions or towns, you can use the iinteractive map here as a guideline - Danmark Bloddonorernehttps://bloddonor.dk/kortovertappepauser/
2. Check Ebola map, Scroll down to Reports and News for updated:https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-and-marburg-fevers
3. If you returned from an endemic area, you must wait 12 months to donate blood from your return to Iceland if asymptomatic.

Keywords: Ebola

Valid from: 21. May 2026