21 CFR § 866.3870 - spp. serological reagents.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s866.3870"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 866.3870 - spp. serological reagents."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "866.3870"
section_name: "spp. serological reagents."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "866"
part_name: "IMMUNOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY DEVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 371."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 50823, Nov. 9, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "866"
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# 866.3870 spp. serological reagents.
(a) *Identification. Trypanosoma* spp. serological reagents are devices that consist of antigens and antisera used in serological tests to identify antibodies to *Trypanosoma* spp. in serum. The identification aids in the diagnosis of trypanosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic protozoans belonging to the genus *Trypanosoma.* Trypanosomiasis in adults is a chronic disease characterized by fever, chills, headache, and vomiting. Central nervous system involvement produces typical sleeping sickness syndrome: physical exhaustion, inability to eat, tissue wasting, and eventual death. Chagas disease, an acute form of trypanosomiasis in children, most seriously affects the central nervous system and heart muscle.
(b) *Classification.* Class I (general controls).