Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, infects 10–18 million people and may be transmitted to the newborn. Using various data sources, we estimated that nearly 850 congenital cases occurred in Argentina in 1993, or 6.3 expected cases per each reported case in 1994 and in 1994–2001...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/1/02-0274_article |