Chagas disease remains a major impediment to sustainable socioeconomic development in
Latin America. Transplacental transmission explains the persistence of transmission in …

Chagas disease is a major public health problem in Latin America. At present, Bolivia has
the highest rate of vector and congenital transmission, and the old rural profile of the disease …

Abstract Knowledge of the prevalence and risk factors associated with maternal infection is
the first step to develop a surveillance system for congenital transmission of Chagas …

Background: Colombia is an endemic country for Chagas disease, however, it does not
have a surveillance program in pregnant women and their children. Migration from rural to …

RUSSOMANDO, G. Congenital transmission of Chagas disease in Paraguay. Mem. Inst.
Investig. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2009, vol. 7, n. 2, pp. 55-64. ISSN 1812-9528. ABSTRACT …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi in
puerperal women and to assess possible congenital transmission of Chagas' disease in the …

Objective To determine the risk factors of congenital Chagas disease and the consequences
of the disease in newborns. Methods Study of 2712 pregnant women and 2742 newborns in …

Congenital transmission of Chagas disease stand out as a major public health problem
since the vector control was performed in all endemic areas and has shown its effectiveness …

We studied the seroprevalence of antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi in the human
population along with domiciliary infestation by triatomine bugs in an area endemic for …

The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of this disease in women
of childbearing age and children treated at health centres in underserviced areas of the city …