2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Epidemiological studies of Chagas disease and prevention measures by the transfusion from Latin American in Japan
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19604003
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
国際保健医療研究
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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Principal Investigator |
MIURA Sachio Keio University, 医学部, 助教 (30051858)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SEKI Kensuke 杏林大学, 保健学部, 助教 (40286430)
IGO Hiroo 九州大学, 医学研究院, 助教 (80117225)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | ラテンアメリカ / Chagas病 / 日系ラテンアメリカ人 / 献血・輸血感染防止 / Trypanosoma cruzi / 献血スクリーニング検査 / 血清抗体検査 |
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| Research Abstract |
The Chagas disease is infected by Trypanosoma cruzi through a blood transfusion which is a peculiar disease in Latin America. The presence of the infection of pathogen of this disease was examined for the Nikkey Latin American in Japan. It is aiming at the second infection prevention by the transfusion in our country. 15/1108 antibody positivity people were detected as a result. There was neither pathogen career though there were 16 blood donation experienced in Japan. However, it is necessary to advance the transfusion infection prevention measures of the Chagas disease more strongly in the future on the blood donation site.
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