Health Ministry says no syphilis in rechecked blood

The Health Ministry says 6,000 portions of blood that were rechecked for syphilis after a scare are all clear.

“All the results are correct and prove the safety of the (blood) donations,” the ministry says today.

The ministry ordered a retest of the blood in early October after the European manufacturer of the kits used to check the blood for syphilis said they may be faulty.

Test tubes filled with blood samples (Illustrative photo credit: Rebecca Zeffert/Flash90)
Test tubes filled with blood samples (Illustrative photo credit: Rebecca Zeffert/Flash90)

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