Bloodborne HIV: Don't Get Stuck!

At least 10 persons got HIV while donating plasma in a facility in Valencia, Spain. This outbreak was reported in a series of letters to Lancet during 1988.

References

Navarro V, Roig P, Nieto A, et al. A small outbreak of HIV infection among commercial plasma donors [letter]. Lancet, 2 July 1988, p 42.

Kohlhof A, Flessenkamper S. Tenth case of HIV transmission after plasma donation [letter] Lancet, 22 October 1988, p 965.