Title
Epidemiological investigation of an acute case of chagas disease in an area of active transmission in Peruvian Amazon region
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
Abstract
The study objective was to investigate an acute case of Chagas disease in the San Pedro de Shishita community, Pebas District, in the Peruvian Amazon basin, a non-endemic area. Both parents of the index case (acute case) were thoroughly interviewed, a seroepidemiological survey was carried out in the community, parasitological exams were carried out only in relatives of the index case, and triatomine bugs were searched for inside houses, peridomiciliary, and in wild environments. Seroprevalence for IgG anti-T. cruzi antibodies was 1/104 (0.96%), using an ELISA test and an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Panstrongylus geniculatus and Rhodnius pictipes adults were found. The index case is autochthonous from San Pedro de Shishita, but the source of transmission is unknown.
Start page
269
End page
272
Volume
52
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medicina tropical
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-78249289937
Source
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
ISSN of the container
00364665
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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