Mother-to-Child Transmission of Congenital Chagas Disease, Japan

We report a patient with congenital Chagas disease in Japan. This report reemphasizes the role of neglected and emerging tropical diseases in the era of globalization. It also indicates the need for increased vigilance for detecting Chagas disease in non–disease-endemic countries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Imai, Kazuo, Maeda, Takuya, Sayama, Yusuke, Mikita, Kei, Fujikura, Yuji, Misawa, Kazuhisa, Nagumo, Morichika, Iwata, Osamu, Ono, Takeshi, Kurane, Ichiro, Miyahira, Yasushi, Kawana, Akihiko, Miura, Sachio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3884731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24378113
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2001.131071
Descripción
Sumario:We report a patient with congenital Chagas disease in Japan. This report reemphasizes the role of neglected and emerging tropical diseases in the era of globalization. It also indicates the need for increased vigilance for detecting Chagas disease in non–disease-endemic countries.

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