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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2016· item PMID:27433974

Chagas Disease Screening in Maternal Donors of Publicly Banked Umbilical Cord Blood, United States. To assess patterns of Chagas disease, we reviewed results of screening umbilical cord blood from a US public cord blood bank during 2007-2014. Nineteen maternal donors tested positive for Trypanosoma cruzi parasites (0.04%). Because perinatal transmission of Chagas disease is associated with substantial illness, targeted prenatal programs should screen for this disease.