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Chagas disease, France.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2008 Apr; Vol. 14 (4), pp. 644-6. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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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.
- Subjects :
- 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
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6059
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18394284
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1404.070489