The prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in blood donors in the state of Jalisco, Mexico

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 26; no. 2; p. 89
• Main Authors: Trujillo Contreras, F, Lozano Kasten, F, Soto Gutiérrez, M M, Hernández Gutiérrez, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Brazil 01.04.1993
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan - blood; Blood Donors - statistics & numerical data; Chagas Disease - epidemiology; Female; Hemagglutination Tests; Humans; Male; Mexico - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Sex Distribution; Trypanosoma cruzi - immunology; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Mexico

A Chagas disease serological study was done from October 1991 to March 1992 and 3419 samples were taken from people who donated blood at 12 county areas of Jalisco, México and 8 urban hospitals, by means of indirect hemagglutination reaction. The results indicate that: 73.5% of the donors were from...