Congenital Transmission of Chagas Disease in Latin American Immigrants in Switzerland

Congenital Transmission of Chagas Disease in Latin American Immigrants in Switzerland

International migration has changed the epidemiologic patterns of Chagas disease. Recently, 2 cases of Chagas disease transmitted from Latin American women to their newborns were diagnosed in Geneva, Switzerland. A retrospective study to detect Chagas disease showed a prevalence of 9.7% among 72 Lat...

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Main Authors: Yves Jackson, Catherine Myers, Alessandro Diana, Hans-Peter Marti, Hans Wolff, François Chappuis, Louis Loutan, Alain Gervaix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chagas disease
congenital
Trypanosoma cruzi
endemic
screening
Switzerland
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/08-0438_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/08-0438_article

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