Seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease in a rural population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará, Brazil

Seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease in a rural population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study estimated the seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease (CD) in a population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará. METHODS: We conducted serological methods to detect the Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The other variables were evaluated by a standardized quest...

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Main Authors: Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros Vasconcelos Fidalgo, Alanna Carla da Costa, Alberto Novaes Ramos Júnior, Luzia Kalyne Almeida Moreira Leal, Alice Maria Costa Martins, José Damião da Silva Filho, Anderson Fuentes Ferreira, Francisca Mylena Melgaço Nunes, Francisco Aucélio Alves Marinho Júnior, Julieth Mesquita Lacerda, Maria de Fátima Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Chagas Disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
Seroepidemiologic studies
Epidemiology
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