Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina

Gürtler, Ricardo E.; Segura, Elsa L.; Cohen, Joel E.

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Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina

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Jan 2003
By Gürtler, Ricardo E. ; Segura, Elsa L. ; Cohen, Joel E.

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Gürtler, Ricardo E. ; Segura, Elsa L. ; Cohen, Joel E.
Description:

Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, infects 10-18 million people and may be transmitted to the newborn. Using various data sources, we estimated that nearly 850 congenital cases occurred in Argentina in 1993, or 6.3 expected cases per each reported case in 1994 and in 1994-2001. The congenital transmission of T. cruzi constitutes a sizeable public health problem in the region.
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Adolescent Adult Animals Antibodies, Protozoan Argentina Chagas Disease Congenital Control Demography Female Fertility Humans Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic Research Surveillance Transmission Trypanosoma Cruzi Trypanosomiasis
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Emerg Infect Dis. 9(1):29-32.
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Journal Article
Volume:

9
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:8fc5a8ca31c1d601091eeab8c52a23ec855bb05ef5f73bf783e939286c1820b6
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