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
Hauptverfasser: Jackson, Yves, Myers, Catherine, Diana, Alessandro, Marti, Hans-Peter, Wolff, Hans, Chappuis, FranASCois, Loutan, Louis, Gervaix, Alain
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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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1504.080438