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Hepatitis B<br />

� 1967, studies at NIH showed 50% of multiply<br />

transfused cardiac patients developed transfusion<br />

associated hepatitis primarily due to commercial<br />

blood (only 7% with blood from volunteer donors)<br />

� More that 100 100,000 000 cases of post‐transfusion post transfusion hepatitis<br />

per year<br />

� HBV test developed p and licensed<br />

� 1971 NIH issued regulation requiring testing of blood<br />

donations for HBV

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