Epidemiological investigation of an acute case of chagas disease in an area of active transmission in Peruvian Amazon region

Rufino Cabrera, Silvia Vega, Abraham G. Cáceres, César Ramal A, Carlos Álvarez, Pedro Ladera, Raul Pinedo, Gladys Chuquipiondo

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The study objective was to investigate an acute case of Chagas disease in the San Pedro de Shishita community, Pebas District, in the Peruvian Amazon basin, a non-endemic area. Both parents of the index case (acute case) were thoroughly interviewed, a seroepidemiological survey was carried out in the community, parasitological exams were carried out only in relatives of the index case, and triatomine bugs were searched for inside houses, peridomiciliary, and in wild environments. Seroprevalence for IgG anti-T. cruzi antibodies was 1/104 (0.96%), using an ELISA test and an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Panstrongylus geniculatus and Rhodnius pictipes adults were found. The index case is autochthonous from San Pedro de Shishita, but the source of transmission is unknown.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)269-272
Número de páginas4
PublicaciónRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
Volumen52
N.º5
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2010
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