Seroprevalence of human Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the North of Estado de Mexico

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is a neglected public health problem in Mexico; however, detailed studies to determine the seroprevalence in some states have not been performed. METHODS: A total 1,504 human serum from thirteen communities in Estado de Mexico, were analyzed with three diagnosti...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Saúl González-Guzmán, Sergio Pichardo-Ávila, Eulalia Mimbrera-Rodríguez, José Antonio Crescencio-Trujillo, María de Lourdes Gasca-Leyva, Fernando Martínez-Hernández, Nancy Rivas, Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Diagnostic
Seroprevalence
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0512-2016
https://doaj.org/article/71475fa9d2984e4c912f282e4072c9fb
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is a neglected public health problem in Mexico; however, detailed studies to determine the seroprevalence in some states have not been performed. METHODS: A total 1,504 human serum from thirteen communities in Estado de Mexico, were analyzed with three diagnostics techniques. RESULTS: The overall seroprevalence was 9.1%, with high prevalence among people aged 51-60 years, while people aged 0-29 years were seronegative against T. cruzi. CONCLUSIONS: Our data demonstrated the seroprevalence of T. cruzi in the North of the Estado de Mexico, an area considered as non-endemic; however, epidemiological conditions necessary for natural transmission were found.

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