JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

1. Recipient

Obligatory

Must not donate if:
Material from a living non-human animal source has been directly or indirectly in contact with the donor's blood supply. This does not include animal bites.

See if Relevant

Animal Bite (Non-Human)
Non-Consented Exposure to Human Body Fluids

Additional Information

Exposure to non-human animal material, particularly when the person exposed is immunosuppressed, may result in unusual infections, that would not normally affect humans, being passed on to recipients of donated material. Inoculation injury, involving non-human animals, does not fall into the category of xenotransplantation