Prevalence, clinical staging and risk for blood-borne transmission of Chagas disease among Latin American migrants in Geneva, Switzerland.

Prevalence, clinical staging and risk for blood-borne transmission of Chagas disease among Latin American migrants in Geneva, Switzerland.

BACKGROUND: Migration of Latin Americans to the USA, Canada and Europe has modified Chagas disease distribution, but data on imported cases and on risks of local transmission remain scarce. We assessed the prevalence and risk factors for Chagas disease, staged the disease and evaluated attitudes tow...

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Main Authors: Yves Jackson, Laurent Gétaz, Hans Wolff, Marylise Holst, Anne Mauris, Aglaé Tardin, Juan Sztajzel, Valérie Besse, Louis Loutan, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Jean Jannin, Pedro Albajar Vinas, Alejandro Luquetti, François Chappuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2814851?pdf=render

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