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

• Main Authors: Gilberto Sánchez-González (Author), Alejandro Figueroa-Lara (Author), Miguel Elizondo-Cano (Author), Leslie Wilson (Author), Barbara Novelo-Garza (Author), Leopoldo Valiente-Banuet (Author), Janine M Ramsey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...