TY - JOUR KW - Trypanosoma cruzi KW - Infectious disease control KW - Ecuador KW - Disease surveillance KW - Chagas disease AU - Dumonteil E AU - Herrera C AU - Martini L AU - Grijalva MJ AU - Guevara AG AU - Costales JA AU - Aguilar MH AU - Brenière F AU - Waleckx E AU - Tanowitz HB AB -

A recent study by Cartelle Gestal et al. reported an analysis of data from the Ministry of Public Health on the epidemiological situation of neglected tropical diseases in Ecuador [1]. Based on a misleading definition of Chagas disease cases not corresponding to that of the Ministry of Public Health [2], the authors concluded that the government had mounted successful control campaigns, and as a result Chagas disease (among others) had been effectively controlled as no cases in children under age five had been reported since 2009. Ecuador is thus identified as one of the first countries to control Chagas disease.

BT - PLOS ONE DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0158145 IS - 6 J2 - PLoS ONE LA - eng N2 -

A recent study by Cartelle Gestal et al. reported an analysis of data from the Ministry of Public Health on the epidemiological situation of neglected tropical diseases in Ecuador [1]. Based on a misleading definition of Chagas disease cases not corresponding to that of the Ministry of Public Health [2], the authors concluded that the government had mounted successful control campaigns, and as a result Chagas disease (among others) had been effectively controlled as no cases in children under age five had been reported since 2009. Ecuador is thus identified as one of the first countries to control Chagas disease.

PY - 2016 EP - e0158145 T2 - PLOS ONE TI - Chagas disease has not been controlled in Ecuador. UR - http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0158145.PDF VL - 11 ER -