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Chagas Disease in Pregnant Women in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Cross-Sectional Study
- Source :
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science, r-ISABIAL. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicante, instname
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2020.
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Abstract
- Aims: To assess the prevalence of Chagas disease in pregnant women in Iquitos City, Peru. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional survey in 300 pregnant women in Iquitos (Peru) from 1 May 2019 to 15 June 2019. Women were tested using an ELISA serology test. Results: Serology was positive in one case (prevalence: 0.33%; 95% confidence interval: 7.1-13.9%), of a 25-year-old woman who lived in a wooden house with a leaf roof in a periurban area of Iquitos. She was familiar with kissing bugs and had chronic, asymptomatic Chagas disease. Conclusion: The prevalence of Chagas disease is low in the urban and peri-urban area of the city of Iquitos.
- Subjects :
- Chagas disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
pregnant
Peru
Amazon
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Details
- ISSN :
- 22971769
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science, r-ISABIAL. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicante, instname
- Accession number :
- edsair.RECOLECTA.....a70949ce87db8c4b282bb4d1acc3afee