Oral Transmission of Chagas Disease by Consumption of Açaí Palm Fruit, Brazil

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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Main Authors: Aglaêr A. Nóbrega, Marcio H. Garcia, Erica Tatto, Marcos T. Obara, Elenild Costa, Jeremy Sobel, Wildo N. Araujo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Acute Chagas disease
foodborne disease
açaí palm fruit
oral transmission
Amazon
Brazil
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/08-1450_article

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