Trypanosoma cruzi seroprevalence among solid organ donors in Ceará State, Brazil

Trypanosoma cruzi seroprevalence among solid organ donors in Ceará State, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The transmission of Chagas disease (CD) through blood transfusion, organ transplantation, and oral transmission has gained greater visibility as a result of intensified vector control activities in endemic regions and to control CD in non-endemic regions. In Brazil, Ceará is...

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Main Authors: Alanna Carla da Costa, José Damião da Silva Filho, Eduardo Arrais Rocha, Mônica Coelho Andrade, Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros Vasconcelos Fidalgo, Eliana Régia Barbosa Almeida, Carlos Eduardo Menezes Viana, Erlane Chaves Freitas, Ivo Castelo Branco Coelho, Maria de Fátima Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Organ transplantation
Trypanosoma cruzi
Prevalence
Brazil
Chagas disease
Stroke
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000500616&lng=en&tlng=en

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