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Blood Donations in Texas and Across U.S. Testing Positive for Chagas' Disease

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 General News
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Blood Safety Experts Investigating New Cases of Chagas' Disease Transmission via Bug Bites & Blood Transfusions





To schedule telephone or in-person interviews with Dr. Stramer or Mr. McDonough, call Steve Dnistrian at the phone number listed.
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CONTACT: Steve Dnistrian of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, O: +1-908-218-8287, C: +1-908-642-6047, [email protected]



/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Oct. 22/Who: Dr. Sue Stramer, executive scientific officer, American Red Cross, and Brian McDonough, vice president of worldwide marketing, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics What: Are available to comment on new data released at the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) conference in Anaheim that shows: -- There are 241 confirmed cases of Chagas' in U.S., including 19 in Texas, since blood testing began in February 2007 -- Texas, California, and Florida are the three states with the most confirmed cases -- There is evidence of insect to human transmission of Chagas' for the first time in the U.S. When: Dr. Stramer and Mr. McDonough are available for interviews October 22-23 from the AABB conference.

SOURCE Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
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