• Visit the website JPAC to check whether the country is classified as a risk area for bloodborne diseases and ask whether the blood donor was ill during the travel or shortly after returning home.

• For travels to areas where malaria is endemic, deferral period for blood donation is 1 year. See detailed guidelines on Malaria: Malaria, How to interpret the colors on the malaria map - JAPC.

• For travel to areas where tropical viral infections are endemic, deferral period for blood donation is 4 weeks after returning to Iceland, provided there are no symptoms of infection. See more information on each virus: Chikungunya - Dengue - Zika.

• For travel to areas where Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi) is endemic, deferral period for blood donation is 6 months. See detailed guidelines: Chagas.

• For travel related to West Nile Virus (WNV), the deferral period for blood donation is 4 weeks. See more: ECDC, WNV.

• To search for specific areas or towns, a DK map can be used for reference.

• For more information on malaria: WHO Malaria map, Canadian Malaria map.

• For information on Ebola: Ebola, read more about Ebola.

• See more about: Yellow fever.

Note: A stopover at an airport where the traveler does not leave the airport does not count as a stay in the country in question. Travel risks apply if the donor has travelled through a malaria area e.g. by car or train.

Note: Other countries can have expanded screening programs for infectious diseases. Therefore, there may be different rules for deferral between countries.

The Blood Bank's staff provides information on which countries / territories are considered to be risk areas for these viral infections, regarding to blood donation. You can also check whether the country is classified as a risk area for blood-borne diseases on the website: JPAC.