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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| author | Ricardo E. Gürtler Elsa L. Segura Joel E. Cohen |
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| description | 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. The congenital transmission of T. cruzi constitutes a sizeable public health problem in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3797054d5cfb410d8f9e4ec7d082a0e52022-12-22T02:23:57ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-01-0191293210.3201/eid0901.020274Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in ArgentinaRicardo E. GürtlerElsa L. SeguraJoel E. CohenTrypanosoma 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. The congenital transmission of T. cruzi constitutes a sizeable public health problem in the region.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/1/02-0274_articlecongenitalChagas diseasetransmissiontrypanosomiasiscontrolsurveillance |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo E. Gürtler Elsa L. Segura Joel E. Cohen Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina Emerging Infectious Diseases congenital Chagas disease transmission trypanosomiasis control surveillance |
| title | Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina |
| title_full | Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina |
| title_short | Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina |
| title_sort | congenital transmission of trypanosoma cruzi infection in argentina |
| topic | congenital Chagas disease transmission trypanosomiasis control surveillance |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/1/02-0274_article |
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