@article{26772,
  keywords = {Blood Donors, Asymptomatic infections},
  author = {Souza Braga L and Navasconi T R and Elen Paula Leatte E P and Skraba C M and Silveira T and Ribas-Silva R C},
  title = {Presence of anti-Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis antibodies in blood donors in the West-Central region of the State of Paraná, Brazil.},
  abstract = {<p>Editor's Abstract:</p>

<p>Introduction<strong>: </strong>Serological screening in blood banks does not include all transmittable diseases. American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has a high detection rate in the municipalities of the State of Paraná. Methods<strong>: </strong>This study analyzed the presence of anti-<em>Leishmania braziliensis </em>antibodies in 176 blood donors who live in these endemic areas. The variables were analyzed with the <em>χ2 </em>test and Stata 9.1 software.<strong> </strong>Results: Twenty (11.4%) samples were positive for the presence of anti-<em>L. braziliensis </em>antibodies.</p>

<p>Conclusions:<strong> </strong>The high percentage of donors with anti-<em>Leishmania </em>spp. antibodies indicates the need to study the risk of ACL transmission through blood donors.</p>
},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {Revista da sociedade brasileira de medicina tropical},
  volume = {48},
  pages = {622 - 625},
  issn = {1678-9849 (online version)},
  url = {http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v48n5/1678-9849-rsbmt-48-05-00622.pdf },
  doi = {10.1590/0037-8682-0043-2015 },
  language = {eng},
}