title: Presence of anti-Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis antibodies in blood donors in the West-Central region of the State of Paraná, Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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
  This study analyzed the presence of anti- Leishmania braziliensisantibodies in 176 blood donors who live in these endemic areas. The variables were analyzed with the χ2 test and Stata 9.1 software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty (11.4%) samples were positive for the presence of anti- L. braziliensisantibodies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high percentage of donors with anti- Leishmania spp. antibodies indicates the need to study the risk of ACL transmission through blood donors.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lais de Souza
authors.initials: Lde S
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Taísa Rocha
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Navasconi
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação de Biociências e Fisiopatologia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elen Paula
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Leatte
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cissiara Manetti
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Skraba
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Biomedicina, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thaís Gomes Verzignassi
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biomedicina, Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourão, Campo Mourão, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rejane Cristina
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ribas-Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000276:immunology*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan