New focus of active transmission of Chagas disease in indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon basin.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
; 46(3): 367-72, 2013.
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INTRODUCTION: Several cases of acute Chagas disease (ACD) have been reported in the Peruvian Amazon basin. METHODS: The objective was to describe and investigate 6 ACD cases in children from indigenous Amazon communities in the province of Datem del Marañón in Loreto department (2006-2010). RESULTS: The mean age was 3.6 years. All patients had fever, 4/6 hepatomegaly, 2/6 splenomegaly, and 5/6 had trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi on thick smears. The fatality rate was 33.3%. Rhodnius pictipes and Rhodnius robustus adults were found inside the homes and in the peri-domiciles. CONCLUSIONS: All cases reported were isolated cases. We report a new focus of ACD in indigenous populations.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Indígenas Sul-Americanos
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Doença de Chagas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil