Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease by Consumption of Açaí Palm Fruit, Brazil
In 2006, a total of 178 cases of acute Chagas disease were reported from the Amazonian state of Pará, Brazil. Eleven occurred in Barcarena and were confirmed by visualization of parasites on blood smears. Using cohort and case–control studies, we implicated oral transmission by consumption of açaí p...
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| author | Aglaêr A. Nóbrega Marcio H. Garcia Erica Tatto Marcos T. Obara Elenild Costa Jeremy Sobel Wildo N. Araujo |
| author_facet | Aglaêr A. Nóbrega Marcio H. Garcia Erica Tatto Marcos T. Obara Elenild Costa Jeremy Sobel Wildo N. Araujo |
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| description | In 2006, a total of 178 cases of acute Chagas disease were reported from the Amazonian state of Pará, Brazil. Eleven occurred in Barcarena and were confirmed by visualization of parasites on blood smears. Using cohort and case–control studies, we implicated oral transmission by consumption of açaí palm fruit. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8380d73fec64f2f8f66bf7aded33cc42022-12-22T03:08:35ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592009-04-0115465365510.3201/eid1504.081450Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease by Consumption of Açaí Palm Fruit, BrazilAglaêr A. NóbregaMarcio H. GarciaErica TattoMarcos T. ObaraElenild CostaJeremy SobelWildo N. AraujoIn 2006, a total of 178 cases of acute Chagas disease were reported from the Amazonian state of Pará, Brazil. Eleven occurred in Barcarena and were confirmed by visualization of parasites on blood smears. Using cohort and case–control studies, we implicated oral transmission by consumption of açaí palm fruit.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/08-1450_articleAcute Chagas diseasefoodborne diseaseaçaí palm fruitoral transmissionAmazonBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Aglaêr A. Nóbrega Marcio H. Garcia Erica Tatto Marcos T. Obara Elenild Costa Jeremy Sobel Wildo N. Araujo Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease by Consumption of Açaí Palm Fruit, Brazil Emerging Infectious Diseases Acute Chagas disease foodborne disease açaí palm fruit oral transmission Amazon Brazil |
| title | Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease by Consumption of Açaí Palm Fruit, Brazil |
| title_full | Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease by Consumption of Açaí Palm Fruit, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease by Consumption of Açaí Palm Fruit, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease by Consumption of Açaí Palm Fruit, Brazil |
| title_short | Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease by Consumption of Açaí Palm Fruit, Brazil |
| title_sort | oral transmission of chagas disease by consumption of acai palm fruit brazil |
| topic | Acute Chagas disease foodborne disease açaí palm fruit oral transmission Amazon Brazil |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/08-1450_article |
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