New cases of Chagas disease in a rural area of Northeast Brazilian

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is considered one of the 17 most neglected tropical diseases in the World, with the most common form of vector transmission. METHODS: This structured cross-sectional study was conducted through an epidemiological survey in the Tobias Barreto municipality of Ser...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Diana Matos Euzébio, Genilde Gomes Oliveira, Flávia Oliveira da Costa, Dalmo Correia, Bernard Guimarães Costa, Angela Maria Silva
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Triatominae
Serology
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0340-2015
https://doaj.org/article/254cea7baf4a427abb3d1f5223d6b6f8
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Summary:Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is considered one of the 17 most neglected tropical diseases in the World, with the most common form of vector transmission. METHODS: This structured cross-sectional study was conducted through an epidemiological survey in the Tobias Barreto municipality of Sergipe. RESULTS: Of the 255 participants, 1 (0.4%) participant was positive for human Chagas disease. Approximately 30.2% of the participants found the triatomine bugs in their houses and outbuildings. CONCLUSIONS: The detection of a case indicated transmission, which was also evidenced by the presence of triatomines and poor housing conditions.

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