1. Chagas disease, France.
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Lescure FX, Canestri A, Melliez H, Jauréguiberry S, Develoux M, Dorent R, Guiard-Schmid JB, Bonnard P, Ajana F, Rolla V, Carlier Y, Gay F, Elghouzzi MH, Danis M, and Pialoux G
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- Adult, Animals, Chagas Disease complications, Chagas Disease drug therapy, Female, France epidemiology, French Guiana ethnology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nitroimidazoles therapeutic use, Trypanocidal Agents therapeutic use, Trypanosoma cruzi isolation & purification, Chagas Disease diagnosis, Chagas Disease epidemiology
- Abstract
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.
- Published
- 2008
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