Congenital transmission of Chagas disease in a non-endemic area, is an early diagnosis possible?

Congenital transmission of Chagas disease in a non-endemic area, is an early diagnosis possible?

<h4>Background</h4>Chagas disease (CD) is an emergent disease in Europe, due to immigration. The aims of this study are to describe the epidemiological characteristics of a cohort of Chagas infected pregnant women in Spain, to assess the vertical transmission (VT) rate and evaluate the u...

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Main Authors:	Laura Francisco-González, Alba Rubio-San-Simón, María Isabel González-Tomé, Ángela Manzanares, Cristina Epalza, María Del Mar Santos, Teresa Gastañaga, Paloma Merino, José Tomás Ramos-Amador
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218491

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