Abstract

Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease, can be transmitted via transfused blood products. By some estimates, more than half a million immigrants (documented and undocumented) from Latin America living in the U.S. are infected with this protozoan. An ELISA test to detect T. cruzi antibodies has been licensed by the FDA, but testing donated blood is not mandatory. To determine …

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