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2013 News Archives
FDA MALARIA GUIDANCE UPDATE PUBLISHED
December 5, 2013
The FDA guidance update to the malaria risk maps collection has been completed and is now in production. Updates will be shipped automatically to subscription clients. Order forms have been distributed to all current non-subscription clients.
Final hard copy pricing for this update is:
Screening Editions – Malaria Only: $87 – Malaria & vCJD: $90
Reference Editions – Malaria Only: $100 – Malaria & vCJD: $103
Electronic version pricing will be included on your order form if applicable.
This update includes the following:
Redesigned and revised reference lists:
Malaria-Endemic Countries (for screening residents)
Countries with Malaria-Endemic Areas (for screening travelers)
Countries With vCJD Risk (vCJD editions only)
Non-Malaria Endemic Countries, Dependencies, and Areas of Special Sovereignty
Ports of Call of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, & South America
16 revised maps
1 new overlay & 3 revised overlays
Revised location indexes for Mexico and China
Revised Technical Notes (Reference editions only)
Revised Document Change History
Set of additional index dividers to organize new and existing content
FDA ISSUES FINAL GUIDANCE ON MALARIA
August 20, 2013
The FDA's memorandum to all registered blood establishments entitled “Recommendations for Deferral of Donors for Malaria Risk” dated July 26, 1994 has been superceded by a new guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for Donor Questioning, Deferral, Reentry and Product Management to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria".