Prevalence of Trypanosoma Cruzi antibodies in blood donors from the Sao Paulo State, Brazil, between 2012 and 2014

Prevalence of Trypanosoma Cruzi antibodies in blood donors from the Sao Paulo State, Brazil, between 2012 and 2014

Introduction: American tripanosomiasis (Chagas disease), the second most neglected disease in the world, is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Though natural transmission by insect vectors has been controlled, there is significant risk of T. cruzi transmission by blood transfusion i...

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Main Authors: Svetoslav Nanev Slavov, Katia Kaori Otaguiri, Mariana Tomazini Pinto, Vanderléia Bárbaro Valente, Eugênia Maria Amorim Ubiali, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Simone Kashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Blood donors
Trypanosoma cruzi
seroprevalence
blood transfusion
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/8169
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