Adding a piece to the puzzle of Latin American blood donors and the potential risk of transmission in Germany.

Introduction: Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the () infection and has become a global health concern due to population mobility, as well as non-vectorial transmission routes. Several countries outside Latin America (LA) have reported transfusion-associated transmission, but equivalent studies in Germany are lacking. This study aims to collect first data on the risk of transfusion associated transmission as well as LA blood donors originating from CD endemic countries in Germany.