PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE AMONG BLOOD DONOR CANDIDATES IN TRIANGULO
MINEIRO,MINAS GERAIS STATE,BRAZIL |
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| Authors: | Patrícia da Silva LOPES Eliezer Lucas Pires RAMOS César GóMEZ-HERNáNDEZ Gabriela Lícia Santos FERREIRA Karine REZENDE-OLIVEIRA |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Faculdade de Ciências Integradas do Pontal, Ituiutaba, MG, Brasil;2.Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brasil |
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| Abstract: | Despite public health campaigns and epidemiological surveillance activities, Chagasdisease remains a major health problem in Latin America. According to data from theWorld Health Organization, there are approximately 7-8 million people infected withTrypanosoma cruzi worldwide, a large percentage of which in LatinAmerica. This study aims to examine the serological profile of blood donors in bloodbanks of Hemominas hematology center, in the town of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais State,Brazil. The study sample consisted of 53,941 blood donors, which were groupedaccording to gender and age. Sample collections were performed from January 1991 toDecember 2011, and 277 donors (0.5%) were considered serologically ineligible due toChagas disease. Analysis of data showed no significant difference between genders. Asfor age, the highest proportion of ineligible donors was from 40 to 49 years (30%),and there was a positive correlation between increasing age and the percentage ofpatients seropositive for Chagas disease. Therefore, adopting strategies that allowthe safe identification of donors with positive serology for Chagas disease isessential to reduce or eliminate indeterminate serological results. |
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| Keywords: | Prevalence Chagas Disease Donor |
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