Cost-Effectiveness of Blood Donation Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi in Mexico

An estimated 2 million inhabitants are infected with Chagas disease in Mexico, with highest prevalence coinciding with highest demographic density in the southern half of the country. After vector-borne transmission, Trypanosoma cruzi is principally transmitted to humans via blood transfusion. Despi...

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Main Authors: Sánchez-González, Gilberto, Figueroa-Lara, Alejandro, Elizondo-Cano, Miguel, Wilson, Leslie, Novelo-Garza, Barbara, Valiente-Banuet, Leopoldo, Ramsey, Janine M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803194/