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

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

Author(s) -

Svetoslav Nanev Slavov,

Kátia Kaori Otaguiri,

Mariana Tomazini Pinto,

Vanderléia Bárbaro Valente,

Eugênia Maria Amorim Ubiali,

Dimas Tadeu Covas,

Simone Kashima

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.8169

Subject(s) - trypanosoma cruzi , seroprevalence , chagas disease , serology , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , antibody , blood transfusion , disease , immunology , virology , biology , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering

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 in non-endemic regions, generally due to immigration processes from endemic areas.

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