Risk factors for Trypanosoma cruzi infection among blood donors in Central Brazil

Characteristics and possible risk factors associated with Trypanosoma cruzi infection among blood donors were assessed within a routine screening programme in blood banks in an endemic area of Chagas disease. 6,172 voluntary blood donors were interviewed and tested for anti-T. cruzi antibodies by Ha...

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Main Authors: Celina M. T. Martelli, Ana Lucia S. S. Andrade, Simonne A. Silva, Fabio Zicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1992-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000300002