Chagas Disease Clearinghouse (TraQ Program)




Chagas Disease (TraQ Clearinghouse) TraQ clearinghouse for the latest* literature and news about T. cruzi and transfusion-related Chagas Disease* Latest News Canada: Chagas Disease - Héma-Québec implements new blood safety measure (27 May 2009) Literature CDC: Blood donor screening for Chagas disease: United States, 2006-2007. MMWR 2007 Feb23;56(07);141–3. Garraud O, Andreu G, Elghouzzi MH, Laperche S, Lefrere JJ. Measures to prevent transfusion-associated protozoal infections in non-endemic countries. Travel Med Infect Dis 2007 Mar;5(2):110–2. Moncayo A, Ortiz Yanine MI. An update on Chagas disease (human American trypanosomiasis). Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2006 Dec;100(8):663–77. (review) Steele LS, MacPherson DW, Kim J, Keystone JS, Gushulak BD. The sero-prevalence of antibodies to trypanosoma cruzi in Latin American refugees and immigrants to Canada. J Immigr Minor Health 2007 Jan;9(1):43–7. Tobler LH, Contestable P, Pitina L, Groth H, Shaffer S, Blackburn GR, Warren H, Lee SR, Busch MP. Evaluation of a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Chagas antibody in US blood donors.Transfusion 2007 Jan;47(1):90–6. Young C, Losikoff P, Chawla A, Glasser L, Forman E. Transfusion-acquired Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Transfusion 2007 Mar;47(3):540–4. Other news Canada: Chagas Disease - Héma-Québec implements new blood safety measure (27 May 2009) AABB & ARC: Joint statement before FDA BPAC on potential testing strategies for T. cruzi infection in blood donors (1 Apr. 2009) FDA: Draft Guidance for Industry: Use of Serological Tests to Reduce, the Risk of Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Whole Blood, and Blood Components for Transfusion and Human Cells, Tissues, and, Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (26 Mar. 2009) AABB Chagas Disease Biovigilance Network Blood donations in 34 U.S. states test positive for Chagas Disease (21 Oct. 2007) USA: T. cruzi found in desert blood samples (17 Aug. 2007) Canada: CBS to screen for Chagas disease (31 July 2007, CMAJ) WHO expands fight against Chagas disease with support from Bayer (13 Apr. 2007) USA: T. cruzi antibody donor testing in USA (AABB website) Industry: OCD gets FDA approval for first blood-screening test for Chagas' Disease (24 Dec. 2006) Scotland: Changes to rules on Chagas disease upset blood donor (12 Dec. 2006) \| TOP \| Copyright © 2002 - 2010 TraQ Program of the British Columbia Provincial Blood Coordinating Office, a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority. All rights reserved.

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