AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT)— Espresso Memorial Blood Middle introduced that the institute has carried out the brand new FDA blood donor eligibility steerage relating to vCJD, generally known as“mad cow illness.”

Based on their web site, individuals who have been beforehand deferred for European Journey related to the theoretical threat of vCJD transmission, at the moment are eligible to donate.

The web site said that donors who had spent sure lengths of time in Europe have been deferred from donating blood for over 20 years. The FDA’s new steerage removes the deferral suggestions related to the geographic threat of vCJD for time spent in sure European international locations.

• United Kingdom from 1980 to 1996.
• France and Eire from 1980 to 2001.
• United Kingdom, France, Eire from 1980 – current.

Previous to 2020, donors have been additionally deferred for time spent in European international locations, together with many army households stationed overseas.

For extra info on blood donation eligibility, go to the Espresso Memorial Blood Middle web site.