Chagas disease, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Apr;14(4):644-6. doi: 10.3201/eid1404.070489.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Chagas Disease / complications
  • Chagas Disease / diagnosis*
  • Chagas Disease / drug therapy
  • Chagas Disease / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • French Guiana / ethnology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nitroimidazoles / therapeutic use
  • Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Trypanosoma cruzi / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Nitroimidazoles
  • Trypanocidal Agents
  • benzonidazole