%0 Journal Article
%T A Case of Possible Chagas Transmission by Blood Transfusion in Switzerland
%A Adriana Komarek
%A Beat M. Frey
%A Birgit Brand
%A Jochen Gottschalk
%A Judith Ries
%A Lorenz Amsler
%A Markus Jutzi
%J Archive of "Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy".
%D 2016
%R 10.1159/000446264
%X Transfusion-transmitted Chagas disease has been reported from endemic countries in Latin America. Switzerland is a non-endemic country but high prevalence of antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi was found among immigrants. Immigrants may participate in blood donation; therefore, risk-adapted anti-T. cruzi screening for blood donors was implemented in Switzerland in 2013
%K Donor screening
%K Transfusion-associated infections
%K Chagas disease
%K Trypanozoma cruzi
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5159710/