Attention.
There are some contraindication
for donation
RESTRICTIONS FOR DONATING AND TRAVEL REGULATIONS
What could prevent you from donating blood?
Donating blood is a generous and selfless act. The teams at the Blood Transfusion Center take particular care to ensure that this gesture is safe, both for the donor and for the recipient. This is why, in a number of cases, it is unfortunately not possible to carry out the collection.
Please note: If you have lived in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man) between 1980 and 1996 for more than 12 months, or have received a blood transfusion, or had surgery in the United Kingdom after 1st January 1980, please be aware that the international donor selection criteria do not currently allow the Blood Transfusion Centre to accept you as a blood donor.
RESTRICTIONS OF DONATING DUE TO TRAVEL
Some countries have a permanent risk of tropical diseases and/or malaria resulting in a temporary long-term suspension. Other countries may be affected by temporary endemic illnesses resulting in a temporary short-term suspension.
| Geographical area | Type of risk | Declaration | Delay period from the return date |
| Tropical zone (between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn) | Tropical | Permanent | 6 months |
| Malaria Zone | Malaria | Permanent | 6 months |
| Please contact us for any information regarding the risks in question, and to update your donor file after a stay in one of the areas concerned. Phone: 27 55-4010. E-mail: don-du-sang@croix-rouge.lu. | |||
To consult our WHO references: http://www.who.int/ith/chapters/ithcountrylistFR.pdf
TEMPORARY RISKS
| Risk area |
Type of risk | Declaration | Delay period from the date of return | |
| Australia | All the country | Dengue | 03.10.2022 | 28 days |
| Egypt | All the country | Dengue | 01.09.2023 | 28 days |
| France | Var | Chikungunya | 01.06.2023 until 30.11.2023 | 28 days |
| France | Alpes-Maritimes, Hérault, Rhône, Var, Hautes-Pyrénées. Bouches-du-Rhône (starting 07.08.2023). Pyrénées orientales, Gard (starting 02.10.2023). Drôme, Seine et Marne (starting 05.10.2023). | Dengue | 01.06.2023 until 30.11.2023 | 28 days |
| Italy | Lazio, Calabria | Chikungunya | 01.06.2023 until 30.11.2023 | 28 days |
| Italy | Vicenza Province (Veneto Region). Lodi Province, Rome (starting 22.08.2023). Lazio (starting 02.10.2023) | Dengue | 01.06.2023 until 30.11.2023 | 28 days |
| Middle East | Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen | Coronavirus | 10.06.2013 | 28 days |
| Namibia | Non-tropical / malaria region | Chikungunya | 01.09.2013 | 28 days |
| South America, Central America | Non-tropical / malaria regions | Chikungunya | 01.09.2013 | 28 days |
| USA | Florida | Chikungunya | 01.12.2019 | 28 days |
| link ECDC | See map and ECDC list | Zika Virus | 01.01.2016 | 28 days |
| Please contact us for any information regarding the risks in question, and to update your donor file after a stay in one of the areas concerned. Phone: 27 55-4010. E-mail: don-du-sang@croix-rouge.lu. | ||||
If you have stayed from June 1 to November 30 in certain regions or countries in and outside Europe, there may be a risk of transmission of the West-Nile-Virus. Blood donations are still accepted but must be subjected to additional tests up to 28 days after the donor’s return. When the questionnaire is delivered, the donor may be asked about the areas he visited during this period.
OTHER EXAMPLES OF DONATION RESTRICTIONS (THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST)
| Reason | Delay |
| COVID-19 vaccination (without side effects) | 7 days |
| COVID-19 vaccination (with side effects) | Contact us for more information |
| Accident of exposure to biological liquids (to blood, tissue, transplant of cells of human origin or with the possibility of pathogenic inoculation transmitted by blood) | 4 months. Contact us for more information |
| Accidental injection (professional) | 4 months. Contact us for more information |
| Acupuncture | Contact us for more information |
| Antibiotics | 1 month after end of treatment |
| Arthroscopy (joint, knee) | 1 to 4 months. Contact us for more information |
| Blood Transfusion | 6 months |
| Botox Injection | 4 months |
| Breast feeding | 6 months after stopping |
| Cardio-vascular disease | Contact us for more information |
| Cat’s claws (Bartanello henselae) | 14 days |
| Childbirth | 6 months |
| Chills | 2 weeks after recovery |
| Cold | 2 weeks after recovery |
| Cortisone | 1 month after end of treatment |
| Dental polishing | 24 hours |
| Dental treatment | 1 week |
| Diarrhea with fever | 2 months after recovery |
| Examination with a means of contrast / radioactive dye | 1 month |
| Exposure of mucous membranes to blood, tissue, transplant of cells of human origin | 4 months. Contact us for more information |
| Fever | 2 weeks after recovery |
| Flexible Endoscopy for example of stomach, colon, bladder, abdomen, airway, ENT | 4 months. Contact us for more information |
| Flu vaccination (administered in Luxembourg) | 72 hours |
| Gastroenteritis without fever | 2 weeks after recovery |
| General anesthesia | 4 months |
| Migraines | 1 week |
| Miscarriage | 6 months |
| Open wound | Until full healed |
| Penetrating injury (with possibility of blood-borne pathogenic inoculation) | 4 months. Contact us for more information |
| Piercing | 4 months |
| Rectoscopy | 1 to 4 months. Contact us for more information |
| Surgery | Contact us for more information |
| Tattooing | 4 months |
| Tick bite | If no symptoms: 1 month Lyme Disease symptoms: 6 months |
| Please contact us for any information regarding the risks in question, and to update your donor file after a stay in one of the areas concerned. Phone: 27 55-4010. E-mail: don-du-sang@croix-rouge.lu. | |