Frontiers in Veterinary Science (Sep 2020)

Chagas Disease in Pregnant Women in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Cross-Sectional Study

  • José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón,
  • José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón,
  • Sonia Ortiz-Martínez,
  • María-Esteyner Vásquez-Chasnamote,
  • Olga-Nohelia Gamboa-Paredes,
  • Viviana-Vanessa Pinedo-Cancino,
  • Cesar Ramal-Asayag,
  • Cesar Ramal-Asayag,
  • Miguel Górgolas-Hernández-Mora,
  • Miguel Górgolas-Hernández-Mora,
  • Martin Casapía-Morales,
  • Martin Casapía-Morales,
  • Martin Casapía-Morales

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00556
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7

Abstract

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Aims: To assess the prevalence of Chagas disease in pregnant women in Iquitos City, Peru.Material and Methods: Cross-sectional survey in 300 pregnant women in Iquitos (Peru) from 1 May 2019 to 15 June 2019. Women were tested using an ELISA serology test.Results: Serology was positive in one case (prevalence: 0.33%; 95% confidence interval: 7.1–13.9%), of a 25-year-old woman who lived in a wooden house with a leaf roof in a periurban area of Iquitos. She was familiar with kissing bugs and had chronic, asymptomatic Chagas disease.Conclusion: The prevalence of Chagas disease is low in the urban and peri-urban area of the city of Iquitos.

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