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On each donated unit of blood, CRBS performs approximately seventeen laboratory test to screen for the following factors and diseases:
- ABO/Rh blood type
- Red blood cell antibodies
- Syphilis
- Hepatitis B (HBV) – two separate tests
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS – two separate tests
- Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV)
- Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) – two separate tests
- West Nile Virus (WNV)
Copyright 2005 Cascade Regional Blood Services
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