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Chagas Disease 

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Last updated: 30 Oct. 2007

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Latest News

• Blood donations in 34 U.S. states test positive for Chagas Disease (21 Oct. 2007)

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.

Older news

• 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)

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