New focus of active transmission of Chagas disease in indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon basin

Rufino Cabrera; Silvia Vega; Yadira Valderrama; Karina Cabanillas; Connie Fernández; Omar Rodríguez; César Del Aguila; Jesús Hernández; Leonardo Mendoza; Juan Ramón Meza

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-1195-2013

New focus of active transmission of Chagas disease in indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon basin

Rufino Cabrera
, Silvia Vega
, Yadira Valderrama
, Karina Cabanillas
, Connie Fernández
, Omar Rodríguez
, César Del Aguila
, Jesús Hernández
, Leonardo Mendoza
, Juan Ramón Meza

Dirección General de Epidemiología
Grupo de Trabajo de Enfermedad de Chagas en la Amazonia Peruana
Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima
Red de Salud Alto Amazonas

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	367-372
Number of pages	6
Journal	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Volume	46
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-1195-2013
State	Published - May 2013
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Amazonian ecosystem
Chagas disease
Indigenous population
Peru

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Cabrera, R., Vega, S., Valderrama, Y., Cabanillas, K., Fernández, C., Rodríguez, O., Del Aguila, C., Hernández, J., Mendoza, L., & Meza, J. R. (2013). New focus of active transmission of Chagas disease in indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon basin. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 46(3), 367-372. https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-1195-2013

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New focus of active transmission of Chagas disease in indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon basin

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