INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is considered one of the 17 most neglected tropical diseases in the World, with the most common form of vector transmission.
METHODS: This structured cross-sectional study was conducted through an epidemiological survey in the Tobias Barreto municipality of Sergipe.
RESULTS: 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.
CONCLUSIONS: The detection of a case indicated transmission, which was also evidenced by the presence of triatomines and poor housing conditions.
BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical C1 -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192597?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1590/0037-8682-0340-2015 IS - 2 J2 - Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. LA - eng N1 -
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INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is considered one of the 17 most neglected tropical diseases in the World, with the most common form of vector transmission.
METHODS: This structured cross-sectional study was conducted through an epidemiological survey in the Tobias Barreto municipality of Sergipe.
RESULTS: 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.
CONCLUSIONS: The detection of a case indicated transmission, which was also evidenced by the presence of triatomines and poor housing conditions.
PY - 2016 SP - 245 EP - 7 T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical TI - New cases of Chagas disease in a rural area of Northeast Brazilian. UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v49n2/1678-9849-rsbmt-49-02-00245.pdf VL - 49 SN - 1678-9849 ER -