Congenital Transmission of Chagas Disease in Latin American Immigrants in Switzerland
International migration has changed the epidemiologic patterns of Chagas disease. Recently, 2 cases of Chagas disease transmitted from Latin American women to their newborns were diagnosed in Geneva, Switzerland. A retrospective study to detect Chagas disease showed a prevalence of 9.7% among 72 Lat...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Emerging infectious diseases 2009-04, Vol.15 (4), p.601-603 |
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Zusammenfassung: | International migration has changed the epidemiologic patterns of Chagas disease. Recently, 2 cases of Chagas disease transmitted from Latin American women to their newborns were diagnosed in Geneva, Switzerland. A retrospective study to detect Chagas disease showed a prevalence of 9.7% among 72 Latin American women tested during pregnancy in Switzerland. |
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ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid1504.080438 |