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EBOLA UPDATE ISSUED FOR TISSUE DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE

July 17, 2026​

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The digital format of the new Ebola update to the Tissue Donor Screening GEO Guide has been released. All updated digital version files are available for download from our ShareFile site.
 

This update includes revisions to the following documents:

  • Tissue Donor GEO Matrix

  • Ebola Virus section table of contents

  • Ebola Screening Facts

  • Ebola Outbreak Notification History (added)

  • Ebola Virus Reference Map

  • Ebola Technical Notes (Reference Editions only)

  • Ebola Document Change History

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Hard copy and digital version CDs will ship Monday for estimated arrival on Wednesday. 

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FDA ISSUES IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR HUMAN CELL, TISSUE, AND CELLULAR AND TISSUE-BASED PRODUCT (HCT/P) ESTABLISHEMENTS REGARDING EBOLA DISEASE AND HCT/P DONATION

July 16, 2026​

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The FDA has issued the communication: Important Information for Human Cell, Tissue, and Cellular and Tissue-based Product (HCT/P) Establishments Regarding Ebola Disease and HCT/P Donation, recommending that HCT/P establishments consider optional screening of their donors for residence in or travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda within the 21 days prior to HCT/P recovery. An update to the Tissue editions of the Donor Screening GEO Guide (GEO Guide) will be issued on July 17th. Digital version files will also be uploaded to our ShareFile site on July 17th.

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EBOLA INTERACTIVE WEB MAP NOW AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS
July 3, 2026

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CreaTech Solutions has published a new interactive Ebola web map that can be accessed by members of update subscription clients’ organizations through this website. This map is intended to augment the reference materials provided in the Blood Donor Screening GEO Guide.

 

If you have previously signed up to use the online Zika or Tuberculosis interactive maps, you do not need to sign up again. Your access will extend to the new Ebola map.

 

If you are accessing our interactive web maps for the first time, you must sign up using your work email address in order to be granted access to the online maps. Please note that access is limited to members of organizations with current update subscriptions.

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Click here for instructions on how to sign up and get started.

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EBOLA UPDATE ISSUED TO BLOOD DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE

June 30, 2026​

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The digital format of the new Ebola update to the Blood Donor Screening GEO Guide has been released. All updated digital version files are available for download from our ShareFile site.
 

This update includes revisions to the following documents:

  • Blood Donor GEO Matrix

  • Ebola Virus section table of contents

  • Ebola Screening Facts

  • Ebola Outbreak Notification History (added)

  • Ebola Virus Reference Map

  • Ebola Technical Notes (Reference Editions only)

  • Ebola Document Change History

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Hard copy and digital version CDs will ship Wednesday for estimated arrival on Friday. Tissue editions of the GEO Guide will not be updated for Ebola content at this time, as the revised guidance is limited to blood and blood products.

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FDA UPDATES BLOOD GUIDANCE ON EBOLA VIRUS

June 30, 2026​

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The FDA has updated their blood guidance for Ebola Virus: Recommendations for Assessment of Blood Donor Eligibility, Donor Deferral and Blood Product Management in Response to an Ebola Virus Outbreak. Additionally, the FDA has issued the communication: Important Information for Blood Establishments Regarding Ebola Disease and Blood Donation, recommending that blood establishments screen their donors for residence in or travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Implementation recommendations are included in the revised blood guidance document. An update to the Blood editions of the Donor Screening GEO Guide (GEO Guide) will be issued today. Digital version files will be uploaded to our ShareFile site this afternoon.

ANOTHER MALARIA UPDATE TO DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE

June 12, 2026​

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The CDC has revised the malaria status for Yemen on June 12, 2026. The malaria-endemic area within Yemen has been revised from below 2,000 m elevation to below 2,500 m. An update to all editions of the Donor Screening GEO Guide will be issued on June 19, 2026 to reflect this change.

MALARIA UPDATE TO DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE

June 8, 2026​

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The CDC has revised the malaria status for Mayotte on June 2, 2026. Mayotte has been revised from non-malaria-endemic to malaria-endemic due to an increasing number of locally acquired cases being reported. An update to all editions of the Donor Screening GEO Guide has been issued to reflect this change.

ZIKA UPDATE TO TISSUE DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE

June 2, 2026​

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During routine monthly review of the CDC’s online Zika interactive map, revised Zika information for Madagascar and Pakistan. Although the FDA announced on May 20, 2024 that Zika virus is no longer considered a “relevant communicable disease agent or disease” for human cell, tissue, and cellular & tissue-based products, this update has been issued for programs that have not yet discontinued geographic Zika screening.

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ZIKA UPDATE TO TISSUE DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE

February 27, 2026

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During routine monthly review of the CDC’s online Zika interactive map, revised Zika information for Yemen. Although the FDA announced on May 20, 2024 that Zika virus is no longer considered a “relevant communicable disease agent or disease” for human cell, tissue, and cellular & tissue-based products, this update has been issued for programs that have not yet discontinued geographic Zika screening.

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