Blood Banks
The following links are information sources on screening for Chagas Disease and reported results.
- Blood Screening FAQs
- What Happens to Blood Donors Who Test Positive for Chagas Disease? [PDF, 474 KB, 1 page]
- FDA Approves First Test to Screen Blood Donors for Chagas Disease
- AABB Association Bulletin #06-08 Re: Information Concerning the Implementation of a Licensed Test for Antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi
- AABB Chagas Biovigilance Network
Read More:
Article (MMWR -- July 6, 2012): Congenital Transmission of Chagas Disease — Virginia, 2010
Article (Transfusion -- March 8, 2012): The United States Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Study: Evidence for Vector-borne Transmission of the Parasite That Causes Chagas Disease Among United States Blood Donors
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 -
1-800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
New Hours of Operation
8am-8pm EST/Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays - cdcinfo@cdc.gov


