title: Parasitic infections in the blood supply: assessing and countering the threat.
authors.affiliation: Blood Bank, Hospital Sirio Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil. snwendel@uninet.com.br
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wendel
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Leiby
mesh_terms: D001404:Babesiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D006801:Humans; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission