Worldwide control and management of Chagas disease in a new era of globalization: a close look at congenital Trypanosoma cruzi infection

A Abras, C Ballart, A Fernández-Arévalo… - Clinical microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Population movements have turned Chagas disease (CD) into a global public health
problem. Despite the successful implementation of subregional initiatives to control vectorial …

A systematic review of historical and current trends in Chagas disease

DA Álvarez-Hernández… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Chagas disease (CD) is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. When acquired, the
disease develops in stages. For diagnosis, laboratory confirmation is required, and an …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating chagas disease prevalence and number of underdiagnosed, and undertreated individuals in Spain

M Navarro, L Reguero, C Subirà… - Travel Medicine and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Chagas disease constitutes a public health problem, and Spain is the non-
endemic country with the highest burden of disease outside the Americas. It represents a …

Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Latin American pregnant women living outside endemic countries and frequency of congenital transmission: a systematic review and …

V Colombo, A Giacomelli, G Casazza… - Journal of travel …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Chagas disease, as a consequence of globalization and immigration, is no
more restricted to Central and Latin America. Therefore, congenital transmission represents …

Recognition and screening for Chagas disease in the USA

R Marcus, AF Henao-Martínez… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is a public health
concern, mainly among countries in South and Central America. However, despite the large …

Chagas disease prevalence among migrants from El Salvador in Milan: a cross-sectional study of an often-overlooked population

M Beltrami, R Grande, A Giacomelli, F Sabaini… - Infectious …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Chagas disease (CD) is considered to be highly endemic in El Salvador, where
its prevalence is estimated to be 1.3–3.7%. Although more than 40,000 migrants from El …

Describing nearly two decades of Chagas disease in Germany and the lessons learned: A retrospective study on screening, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of …

JM Guggenbühl Noller, G Froeschl, P Eisermann… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background The highly complex and largely neglected Chagas disease (CD) has become a
global health problem due to population movements between Latin America and non …

[HTML][HTML] Describing nearly two decades of Chagas disease in Germany and the lessons learned: a retrospective study on screening, detection, diagnosis, and …

JMG Noller, G Froeschl, P Eisermann… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The highly complex and largely neglected Chagas disease (CD) has become a
global health problem due to population movements between Latin America and non …

Management of esophageal dysphagia in Chagas disease

RO Dantas - Dysphagia, 2021 - Springer
Chagas disease, caused by the infection of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, has
clinical consequences in the heart and digestive tract. The most important changes in the …

Drastic reduction in the notification of acute cases of Chagas disease in the Northeast region of Brazil. Epidemiological evaluation in the period 2001–2021

LB Santos, JC da Silva, MGG Abdala, MTS da Silva… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), is a neglected
disease endemic to some Latin American countries, including Brazil. Soon after infection …