Ponce C
Laboratorio Central de Referencia para Enfermedad de Chagas y Leishmaniasis, Secretaria de Salud de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras C.A.
Medicina (B Aires). 1999;59 Suppl 2:135-7.
The transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi through blood transfusion is the second most important way of acquiring Chagas disease. This form of transmission transcends the vectorial transmission in many geographical areas. Honduras has developed a successful program for the control of transfusional transmission, based on the serological screening of blood donors, which is supported by law, making it mandatory. This experience has been extended to other Central American countries, supported by PAHO. Actually in the framework of the Initiative of the Central American countries for the elimination of the transmission of Chagas disease, launched in 1997, the control of transfusional transmission is becoming a reality.
通过输血传播克氏锥虫是感染恰加斯病的第二重要途径。在许多地理区域，这种传播方式超越了病媒传播。洪都拉斯基于对献血者进行血清学筛查，制定了一项成功的控制输血传播计划，该计划得到法律支持，具有强制性。在泛美卫生组织的支持下，这一经验已推广到其他中美洲国家。实际上，在1997年发起的中美洲国家消除恰加斯病传播倡议框架内，控制输血传播正成为现实。
