01453nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653001900081653001300100653001600113653001100129100001600140700001600156700001300172700001400185700001300199700001300212245007200225856007300297300001000370490000700380520079800387022001401185       2016                            d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aChagas disease10aSerology10arural areas10aBrazil1 aEuzébio DM1 aOliveira GG1 aCosta FO1 aCorreia D1 aCosta BG1 aSilva AM00aNew cases of Chagas disease in a rural area of Northeast Brazilian.  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v49n2/1678-9849-rsbmt-49-02-00245.pdf  a245-70 v493 a<p><strong>INTRODUCTION: </strong>Chagas disease is considered one of the 17 most neglected tropical diseases in the World, with the most common form of vector transmission.</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>This structured cross-sectional study was conducted through an epidemiological survey in the Tobias Barreto municipality of Sergipe.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Of the 255 participants, 1 (0.4%) participant was positive for human Chagas disease. Approximately 30.2% of the participants found the triatomine bugs in their houses and outbuildings.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>The detection of a case indicated transmission, which was also evidenced by the presence of triatomines and poor housing conditions.</p>

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