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To circumvent those limitations, blood samples dried on filter paper (DBS) or Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) could be a practical alternative to reference protocol for serological screening in epidemiological studies. We evaluated the usefulness of dried blood sampling and a rapid diagnostic test (Trypanosoma Detect\u2122) for the detection of antibodies against <jats:italic>T. cruzi<\/jats:italic> for their use in community-based screening.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methodology\/Principal Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 162 stored paired whole-blood and serum samples from Latin American migrants and 25 negative-control blood samples were included. Diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease was performed in serum according to WHO algorithms. Blood samples were retrospectively collected as dried spots and then analyzed using two different serological techniques, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (E-CLIA). Whole-blood samples were also used to evaluate a rapid diagnostic test based on immunochromatography. A better correlation with conventional serum was observed in dried blood elutes using E-CLIA than ELISA (97% vs. 77% sensitivity, respectively). Both assays reported 100% specificity. The median cut-off index values of E-CLIA for dried blood were significantly lower than those for serum (138.1 vs. 243.3, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt;0.05). The Trypanosoma Detect\u2122 test presented a sensitivity and specificity of 89.6% and 100%, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The detection of antibodies against <jats:italic>T. cruzi<\/jats:italic> in dried blood samples shows a higher sensitivity when using E-CLIA compared with ELISA. Trypanosoma Detect\u2122 is easier to use but has a lower sensitivity. 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