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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 6:53 pm
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WillTravel
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Originally Posted by Lindisfarne
# Spent a total time of 6 months or more in any combination of these countries:
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azores, Belarus, Belgium, Boznia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Channel Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Island, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Republic of), Isle of Man, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madeira Islands, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands (Holland), Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Slovak Republic (Slovakia), Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City, Wales, Yugoslavia (includes Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia)

For other blood donation restrictions, see:
http://www.redcross.org/services/bio..._,00.html#trav
Then click on Link "Learn more about vCJD and donation" from the Travel subheading
This is interesting. I guess the 6 months or more would not have to be all at one time? If you took 13 two-week trips to Europe, which wouldn't be that unlikely to do since 1980, then would you also be disqualified?
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