Chagas Disease, France

oleh: François-Xavier Lescure, Ana Canestri, Hugues Melliez, Stéphane Jauréguiberry, Michel Develoux, Richard Dorent, Jean-Baptiste Guiard-Schmid, Philippe Bonnard, Faïza Ajana, Valeria Rolla, Yves Carlier, Frederick Gay, Marie-Hélène Elghouzzi, Martin Danis, Gilles Pialoux

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-04-01

Deskripsi

Chagas disease (CD) is endemic to Latin America; its prevalence is highest in Bolivia. CD is sometimes seen in the United States and Canada among migrants from Latin America, whereas it is rare in Europe. We report 9 cases of imported CD in France from 2004 to 2006.