Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2008)

Chagas Disease, France

  • François-Xavier Lescure,
  • Ana Canestri,
  • Hugues Melliez,
  • Stéphane Jauréguiberry,
  • Michel Develoux,
  • Richard Dorent,
  • Jean-Baptiste Guiard-Schmid,
  • Philippe Bonnard,
  • Faïza Ajana,
  • Valeria Rolla,
  • Yves Carlier,
  • Frederick Gay,
  • Marie-Hélène Elghouzzi,
  • Martin Danis,
  • Gilles Pialoux

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1404.070489
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 4
pp. 644 – 649

Abstract

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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.

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