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NEW Carabarin-Lima A, González-Vázquez MC, Rodríguez-Morales O, Baylón-Pacheco L, Rosales-Encina JL, Reyes-López PA, Arce-Fonseca M. Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in Mexico: an update. Acta Trop. 2013 Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print]
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.