Seroprevalence of Chagas disease in urban and rural indigenous populations of the south of Gran Chaco

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Carlina Colussi, Mariana Stafuza, Marcelo Nepote, Diego Mendicino
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022
• Subjects: Trypanosoma cruzi; Chagas disease; Seroprevalence; Indigenous populations; Urbanization; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Argentina; Chaco
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0479-2021; https://doaj.org/article/2f1769411ab94144bbfeeb8be785cea9

ABSTRACT Background: In Latin America, Chagas disease is endemic, with a high prevalence in rural indigenous communities and an increasing prevalence in urban areas owing to migration from rural areas with active vector transmission. This study aimed to assess differences in the prevalence of Chagas...