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A member asked:
I live in the us, how common is it for me to get hepatitis b from a blood transfusion?
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Very uncommon: These days blood donors are screened carefully. It was much more common in the 80's.
Answered 6/10/2012
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Rare: The chance to get transfused with hepatitis b contaminated blood product is estimated at 1/63, 000 - 1/500, 000 per unit of product.
Answered 4/5/2012
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