01170nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653002200042653001400064653000900078653001900087100001400106700001900120700002100139700002000160245004900180300001200229490000800241520070200249022001300951       2017                            d10aTrypanosoma cruzi10aParasites10aNTDs10aChagas disease1 aNavarro M1 aMonge-Maillo B1 aFlores-Chavez MD1 aLópez-Vélez R00aHunting hidden parasites: Trypanosoma cruzi.  a724-7260 v3903 a<p>Pathogens are not aware of international borders, including pathogens that cause emerging and neglected tropical diseases. Although Chagas disease is endemic to Latin America, where it affects around 5·7 million people, it is now a disease of global concern mainly because of the movement of human populations. After the USA, Spain hosts the highest number (more than 50 000) of migrants infected with <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em>, the parasite that causes this life-threatening disease. European countries should therefore adapt their legislation to control the main non-vector modes of <em>T cruzi</em> transmission (blood transfusions and haemoderivatives, and organ transplantation).</p>
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