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Updated On: 28 July, 2010 07:42 AM IST | | Priyanjali Ghose and Vidya Iyengar
With youngsters, who are a major source of supply away, blood banks sell available stock at over double the normal price
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With youngsters, who are a major source of supply away, blood banks sell available stock at over double the normal price
With instances of dengue on the rise in Bangalore, the city is in increasing need of blood platelet donors. The Garden City has with the death of Prema (24), au00a0 Lingarajapuram-resident, yesterday lost 281 citizens so far.
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What makes matters worse for families of those suffering from the disease is that profiteering private blood banks are selling blood platelet bags that cost Rs 400 for as much as Rs 900.
College holidays have also contributed to the drying up of platelet supply as students are a major source of blood donations.
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