Prevalence of Chagas Disease Among Blood Donors in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto Nigeria

Prevalence of Chagas Disease Among Blood Donors in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto Nigeria

Transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) are the greatest threats to blood transfusion safety and pose a serious public health problem in Nigeria. Chagas disease caused by Trypanosome cruzi is one of the TTIs and can be transmitted through blood transfusion. In this study, we investigated the pre...

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Main Author:	Onuigwe, Festus Uchechukwu *, Udomah, F.P., Yakubu, Abdulrahaman, Isaac, Zama, Adias, Teddy Charles, Ibrahim, Kwaifa, Buhari, Hauwa, Okwesili, Augustine, Ahmed, Marafa , Imoru, Momodu, Erhabor, Osaro, Bagudo, Aliyu, Okorie, Hope
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hammer Head Production Limited 2017-06-01
Series:	Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science
Subjects:	chagas, disease, blood donors, sokoto
Online Access:	https://sokjmls.com.ng/index.php/SJMLS/article/view/337
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