The SA National Blood Service says it is short of blood as the festive season, when blood is most needed, sets in. The service said it was running short of group O blood, the universal type that could be safely transfused to patients of any blood type. Its current stock levels were at two days, [...]

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                The South African National Blood Services provides the following explanation: It is the time from when a person is infected with HIV or other viruses until the time when the virus can be seen or detected in blood tests. The danger is that although a person tests [...]

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