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

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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.

Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	367-372
Número de páginas	6
Publicación	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Volumen	46
N.º	3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-1195-2013
Estado	Publicada - may. 2013
Publicado de forma externa	Sí

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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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