Chagas Disease, France

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: François-Xavier Lescure, Ana Canestri, Hugues Melliez, Stéphane Jauréguiberry, Michel Develoux, Richard Dorent, Jean-Baptiste Guiard-Schmid, Philippe Bonnard, Faïza Ajana, Valeria Rolla, Yves Carlier, Frederick Gay, Marie-Hélène Elghouzzi, Martin Danis, Gilles Pialoux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chagas disease
American trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma cruzi
imported disease
France
Europe
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/4/07-0489_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/4/07-0489_article

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