Acute Chagas Disease Outbreak among Military Personnel, Colombia, 2021

Vergara, Hernán Darío; Gómez, Carlos H.; Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A.; Herrera, Ana Catalina; López, María José; Camacho, Camila; Muñoz, Lilian; Cruz-Saavedra, Lissa; Hernández, Carolina; Ramírez, Juan David

doi:10.3201/eid2909.230886

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Acute Chagas Disease Outbreak among Military Personnel, Colombia, 2021

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9 2023
By Vergara, Hernán Darío ; Gómez, Carlos H. ; Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Vergara, Hernán Darío ; Gómez, Carlos H. ; Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A. ; Herrera, Ana Catalina ; López, María José ; Camacho, Camila ; Muñoz, Lilian ; Cruz-Saavedra, Lissa ; Hernández, Carolina ; Ramírez, Juan David
Description:

We report an acute Chagas disease outbreak among soldiers in Colombia. Trypanosoma cruzi infection was confirmed through parasitology, serology, and molecular methods. Among 9 affected soldiers, 2 died; 7 were hospitalized and received benznidazole treatment, which produced favorable outcomes. Personnel patrolling rural areas in Colombia could be at increased risk for Chagas disease.
Subjects:

Chagas Disease Disease Outbreaks Humans Military Personnel
Keywords:

Chagas Disease Colombia Disease Outbreaks Military Personnel Parasites Trypanosoma Cruzi Vector-borne Infections
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(9):1882-1885
Pubmed ID:

37610186
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC10461683
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Journal Article
Genre:

Dispatch
Place as Subject:

Colombia
Volume:

29
Issue:

9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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