Orally-transmitted Chagas disease: Epidemiological, clinical, serological and molecular outcomes of a school microepidemic in Chichiriviche de la Costa, Venezuela

Orally-transmitted Chagas disease: Epidemiological, clinical, serological and molecular outcomes of a school microepidemic in Chichiriviche de la Costa, Venezuela

Oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi is a frequent cause of acute Chagas disease (ChD). In the present cross-sectional study, we report the epidemiological, clinical, serological and molecular outcomes of the second largest outbreak of oral ChD described in the literature. It occurred in March 200...

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Main Authors: Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Cecilia Colmenares, Zoraida Díaz-Bello, Raiza Ruiz-Guevara, Karen Medina, Arturo Muñoz-Calderón, Luciano Mauriello, Elida Cabrera, Luís Montiel, Sandra Losada, Jetzi Martínez, Raúl Espinosa, Teresa Abate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Oral transmission
Saliva
Foodborne
Chichiriviche de la Costa
Venezuela
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673115300805

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