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Chagas: Threat to blood transfusion and organ supplies in U.S.
Mar 17 2007, Soumi

Recently a human tropical parasitic disease Chagas also called American trypanosomiasis has been a matter of concern in U.S. The situation is especially serious in Los Angeles, with one in 3,800 donors tested positive for Chagas.

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