Prevalencia de la infcción con Trypanosoma cruzi en niños de una localidad rural de Paraguay / Annual Reports 1991 / Prevalence of Trypanosoma Cruzi infection in children from a rural town in Paraguay
Asunción; EFACIM; dic; 1991. 41-43 p. tab.
Monography
in Spanish
| LILACS, BDNPAR
| ID: biblio-1017992
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection was studied in a population of 158 children, which ages ranged from 4 months to thirteen years, from Guazú-Cuá department of Paraguarí, which is an isolated community within the endemic area for Chagas'disease. Twelve out of 158 ( 7.6 percent) children yielded positive results for the detection of anti-T. Cruzi antibodies by Elisa. Three cases (1.9 percent) were recorded in children under 5 years of age. These results reveal a high prevalence, according to the criteria establish by the WHO
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Paraguay
Language:
Spanish
Year:
1991
Type:
Monography
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