Screening for transmissible diseases

Canadian Blood Services (CBS) tests each unit of blood for the following transmissible diseases:

  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • West Nile Virus
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1 and HIV-2)
  • Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV-I and HTLV-II)
  • Syphilis