Chagas Disease, France

Lescure, François-Xavier; Canestri, Ana; Melliez, Hugues; Jauréguiberry, Stéphane; Develoux, Michel; Dorent, Richard; Guiard-Schmid, Jean-Baptiste; Bonnard, Philippe; Ajana, Faïza; Rolla, Valeria; Carlier, Yves; Gay, Frederick; Elghouzzi, Marie-Hélène; Danis, Martin; Pialoux, Gilles

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Chagas Disease, France

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Apr 2008
By Lescure, François-Xavier ; Canestri, Ana ; Melliez, Hugues ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Lescure, François-Xavier ; Canestri, Ana ; Melliez, Hugues ; Jauréguiberry, Stéphane ; Develoux, Michel ; Dorent, Richard ; Guiard-Schmid, Jean-Baptiste ; Bonnard, Philippe ; Ajana, Faïza ; Rolla, Valeria ; Carlier, Yves ; Gay, Frederick ; Elghouzzi, Marie-Hélène ; Danis, Martin ; Pialoux, Gilles
Description:

Chagas disease (CD) is endemic to Latin America; its prevalence is highest in Bolivia. CD is sometimes seen in the United States and Canada among migrants from Latin America, whereas it is rare in Europe. We report 9 cases of imported CD in France from 2004 to 2006.
Subjects:

Adult Animals Chagas Disease Female Humans Male Middle Aged Nitroimidazoles Trypanocidal Agents
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(4):644-649.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Europe ; France ; French Guiana
Volume:

14
Issue:

4
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:2aa1bf487d0883d2ae9bb1269d0c0981205f5053a83ceb1b3f395d998fa3bd08
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