Inquérito soroepidemiológico sobre a infecção chagásica em doadores de sangue na região do alto paranaíba, minas gerais
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2010-09-01
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Silva, Luciana Pereira [UNESP]
da Silva, Regildo Märcio Gon̈alves [UNESP]
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This study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in blood donors of the core of Patos de Minas Regional Foundation's Hemominas, MG. To this end, tests were used (ELISA) and Reverse Passive Hemagglutination (HPR). Through retrospective study from 1996 to 2006, was considered the result of serological 21,787 donors where 259 (1.2%) were seropositive for T. cruzi infection and the highest number of seropositivity was found in the group of 41-50 years. The total number of donors tested, 15 143 (69.5%) were male and 6644 (30.5%) females giving a seroprevalence rate of 170 (0.8%) and 89 (0.4%) respectively. This seroepidemiological survey showed that still prevail rates of transmission of Chagas disease, which reinforces the idea of the need for serological tests for the prevention of Chagas disease, especially in endemic areas as the region of Triangulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaiba.
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Blood donors, Chagas' disease, Trypanosoma cruzi
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Bioscience Journal, v. 26, n. 5, p. 824-827, 2010.