In accordance with the research titled "Transfusion Services in Tropical Africa: Challenges and Prospects from the Nigerian Perspective" conducted by Sagir Gumel Ahmed in 2022, unlike other routinely tested transfusion transmissible infections such as HIV, & hepatitis B and C viruses, Cytomegalovirus is said to be highly contagious and prevalent especially in developing countries such as Nigeria. As stated in the journal article, Cytomegalovirus donor seroprevalence ranges from 40-100% across the globe. With this, why is transfusion transmissible infection (TTI) such as Cytomegalovirus not routinely tested among blood donors in several countries like Nigeria?
Source: Ahmed, S. G. (2022). Transfusion Services in Tropical Africa: Challenges and Prospects from the Nigerian Perspective. Niger J Haematol, 3, 1-17.
There can be a number of factors as to why the Cytomegalovirus is not routinely tested in developing countries like Nigeria. According to Ahmed( 2022), the prevalence of CMV is lower on much developed countries and higher on developing countries because of poor personal and environmental sanitation. The reasons like the lack of resources which results to poor accuracy of rapid tests and unavailability of more advanced techniques.
Source: Ahmed, S. G. (2022). Transfusion Services in Tropical Africa: Challenges and Prospects from the Nigerian Perspective. Niger J Haematol, 3, 1-17.
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