deferral_rule: 4

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rule_id	source_id	code	exposure_type	geo_scope	threshold	deferral_window	description	citation	valid_from	valid_to	pathogen_reduction
4	2	travel_to_endemic_area	travel	endemic_area_only	travel > 24 hours and < 5 years to a malaria-endemic area	3 months	Travel of more than 24 hours and less than 5 years to a malaria-endemic AREA triggers assessment; the donor is assessed for such travel within the past 3 months (deferral runs 3 months from departure from the endemic area). For a resident of a non-endemic country, the Director of CBER authorized pathogen reduction as an alternative to the 3-month deferral (FDA 12/2022 §IV.B.1): platelet and/or plasma may be collected without deferral if pathogen-reduced. See pathogen_reduction_alternative.	FDA 12/2022, transfusion-transmitted malaria guidance, §IV.B.1	2022-12-08		authorized