Chagas disease, France

Chagas disease (CD) is endemic to Latin America; its prevalence is highest in Bolivia. CD is sometimes seen in the United States and Canada among migrants from Latin America, whereas it is rare in Europe. We report 9 cases of imported CD in France from 2004 to 2006.

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 644 - 646
Main Authors Lescure, François-Xavier, Canestri, Ana, Melliez, Hugues, Jauréguiberry, Stéphane, Develoux, Michel, Dorent, Richard, Guiard-Schmid, Jean-Baptiste, Bonnard, Philippe, Ajana, Faïza, Rolla, Valeria, Carlier, Yves, Gay, Frederick, Elghouzzi, Marie-Hélène, Danis, Martin, Pialoux, Gilles
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.04.2008
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Adult
American trypanosomiasis
Animals
Care and treatment
Chagas disease
Chagas Disease - complications
Chagas Disease - diagnosis
Chagas Disease - drug therapy
Chagas Disease - epidemiology
Diagnosis
Dispatch
Europe
Female
France
France - epidemiology
French Guiana - ethnology
Humans
imported disease
Male
Middle Aged
Nitroimidazoles - therapeutic use
Risk factors
Trypanocidal Agents - therapeutic use
Trypanosoma cruzi
Trypanosoma cruzi - isolation & purification
French Guiana
France
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Summary:Chagas disease (CD) is endemic to Latin America; its prevalence is highest in Bolivia. CD is sometimes seen in the United States and Canada among migrants from Latin America, whereas it is rare in Europe. We report 9 cases of imported CD in France from 2004 to 2006.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1404.070489