Updated Estimates and Mapping for Prevalence of Chagas Disease among Adults, United States

Updated Estimates and Mapping for Prevalence of Chagas Disease among Adults, United States

We combined American Community Survey data with age-specific Trypanosoma cruzi prevalence derived from US surveys and World Health Organization reports to yield estimates of Chagas disease in the United States, which we mapped at the local level. In addition, we used blood donor data to estimate th...

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Main Authors: Amanda Irish, Jeffrey D. Whitman, Eva H. Clark, Rachel Marcus, Caryn Bern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
epidemiology
parasites
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/7/21-2221_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/7/21-2221_article

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