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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spelling doaj-f0d81536482e404191018e2e139e916e2020-11-24T21:44:22ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-04-0114464464910.3201/eid1404.070489Chagas Disease, FranceFrançois-Xavier LescureAna CanestriHugues MelliezStéphane JauréguiberryMichel DevelouxRichard DorentJean-Baptiste Guiard-SchmidPhilippe BonnardFaïza AjanaValeria RollaYves CarlierFrederick GayMarie-Hélène ElghouzziMartin DanisGilles PialouxChagas 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/4/07-0489_articleChagas diseaseAmerican trypanosomiasisTrypanosoma cruziimported diseaseFranceEurope
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author 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
spellingShingle 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
Chagas Disease, France
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chagas disease
American trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma cruzi
imported disease
France
Europe
author_facet 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
author_sort François-Xavier Lescure
title Chagas Disease, France
title_short Chagas Disease, France
title_full Chagas Disease, France
title_fullStr Chagas Disease, France
title_full_unstemmed Chagas Disease, France
title_sort chagas disease, france
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2008-04-01
description 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.
topic Chagas disease
American trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma cruzi
imported disease
France
Europe
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/4/07-0489_article
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