can malaria be spread through donations of blood

Question: can malaria be spread through donations of blood
- Keywords:
  blood,
  malaria
Asked by base20fen to Arnold, Edna, Elkana, Gliday, Jacinta, Michael, Mike, Mmboyi, Sally on 22 Jul 2025.
- Arnold Lambisia answered on 22 Jul 2025:
  
  Yes, malaria can be transmitted through blood donation—this is called transfusion-transmitted malaria. However, nowadays it is recommended that blood is screened in blood banks before transfusion to avoid such cases