ABSTRACT
Objective The increasing prevalence of infectious diseases is threatening the biological safety of donated blood in developing countries .This study was to analyze the prevalence of transfusion‐transmissible infectious related measures among first‐time ,voluntary blood donors from 1999 to 2013 in China .Methods From 1999 to 2013 ,all first‐time donors in the Xi′an Blood Service were screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) ,hepatitis C virus (HCV) ,human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Trepone‐miapallidum (TP) and analyzed by trend test analysis .Results The positive rates of HBV ,HCV ,HIV ,and TP in the 415 657 blood donors were 1 .02% ,0 .55% ,0 .05% ,and 0 .46% ,respectively .The prevalence of HBV and HCV presented a decreased trend .Conclusion HBV infection is the primary threat to the blood safety ,while the increasing prevalence of TP and HIV might al‐so be a potential threat .