JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee
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2. Person with treated Hepatitis C infection

Includes

Individuals who have received successful treatment for HCV.

Obligatory

Must not donate.

Discretionary

Blood services can consider samples for blood donation screening if:

a) six months has elapsed from the completion of therapy, and

b) the individual has been told their treatment has cleared their HCV infection, and

c) the donor is otherwise eligible with regards to the cause of HCV.

Donors should be aware that samples will include screening for HCV antibodies. Most individuals who have been successfully treated for HCV remain HCV antibody positive for many years. Therefore, most donors with past HCV will not be eligible to donate.

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Additional Information

Individuals who have been successfully treated will usually remain HCV antibody positive for many years. As a negative HCV antibody screening test is required before blood can be issued, an individual who has HCV antibodies will not be eligible to donate.