IDCases (Jan 2016)

Congenital Chagas’ disease transmission in the United States: Diagnosis in adulthood

  • Jorge Murillo, MD FACP,
  • Lina M. Bofill, MD MPH FACP,
  • Hector Bolivar, MD,
  • Carlos Torres-Viera, MD MPH,
  • Julio A. Urbina, PhD,
  • Daniel Benhayon, MD,
  • Jaime R. Torres, MD MPHTM

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2016.07.011
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. C
pp. 72 – 75

Abstract

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Two brothers with congenitally-acquired Chagas’ disease (CD) diagnosed during adulthood are reported. The patients were born in the USA to a mother from Bolivia who on subsequent assessment was found to be serologically positive for Trypanosoma cruzi. Serologic screening of all pregnant women who migrated from countries with endemic CD is strongly recommended.

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