Mother-to-Child Transmission of Congenital Chagas Disease, Japan

Imai, Kazuo; Maeda, Takuya; Sayama, Yusuke; Mikita, Kei; Fujikura, Yuji; Misawa, Kazuhisa; Nagumo, Morichika; Iwata, Osamu; Ono, Takeshi; Kurane, Ichiro; Miyahira, Yasushi; Kawana, Akihiko; Miura, Sachio

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Mother-to-Child Transmission of Congenital Chagas Disease, Japan

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Jan 2014
By Imai, Kazuo ; Maeda, Takuya ; Sayama, Yusuke ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Imai, Kazuo ; Maeda, Takuya ; Sayama, Yusuke ; Mikita, Kei ; Fujikura, Yuji ; Misawa, Kazuhisa ; Nagumo, Morichika ; Iwata, Osamu ; Ono, Takeshi ; Kurane, Ichiro ; Miyahira, Yasushi ; Kawana, Akihiko ; Miura, Sachio
Description:

We report a patient with congenital Chagas disease in Japan. This report reemphasizes the role of neglected and emerging tropical diseases in the era of globalization. It also indicates the need for increased vigilance for detecting Chagas disease in non-disease-endemic countries.
Subjects:

Adolescent Chagas Disease Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Male Neglected Diseases Nitroimidazoles Treatment Outcome Trypanocidal Agents Trypanosoma Cruzi
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Emerg Infect Dis. 20(1):146-148.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Japan
Location:

Asia
Volume:

20
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:cff666e3970c261cb2e6713745dbeb69c80b10ed95dbdcb6075a6c271a69a276
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