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Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Moscatelli, Guillermo; Berenstein, Ada; Tarlovsky, Ana; Siniawski, Susana; Biancardi, Miguel; Ballering, Griselda; Moroni, Samanta; Schwarcz, Marta; Hernández, Susana; García-Bournissen, Facundo; Cozzi, Andrés Espejo; Freilij, Héctor; Altcheh, Jaime.
  • Moscatelli, Guillermo; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Berenstein, Ada; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Tarlovsky, Ana; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Siniawski, Susana; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Biancardi, Miguel; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Ballering, Griselda; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Moroni, Samanta; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Schwarcz, Marta; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Hernández, Susana; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • García-Bournissen, Facundo; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Cozzi, Andrés Espejo; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Freilij, Héctor; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
  • Altcheh, Jaime; Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital. Department of Parasitology and Chagas. Buenos Aires. AR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 110(5): 644-648, Aug. 2015. tab, ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-755901
ABSTRACT

The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of this disease in women of childbearing age and children treated at health centres in underserviced areas of the city of Buenos Aires. Demographic and Chagas disease status data were collected. Samples for Chagas disease serology were obtained on filter paper and the reactive results were confirmed with conventional samples. A total of 1,786 subjects were screened and 73 positive screening results were obtained 17 were from children and 56 were from women. The Trypanosoma cruziinfection risk was greater in those individuals who had relatives with Chagas disease, who remember seeing kissing bugs, who were of Bolivian nationality or were born in the Argentine province of Santiago del Estero. The overall prevalence of Chagas disease was 4.08%. Due to migration, Chagas disease is currently predominantly urban. The observed prevalence requires health programme activities that are aimed at urban children and their mothers. Most children were infected congenitally, which reinforces the need for Chagas disease screening of all pregnant women and their babies in Argentina. The active search for new cases is important because the appropriate treatment in children has a high cure rate.

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Primary Health Care / Chagas Disease Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Animals / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital/AR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Primary Health Care / Chagas Disease Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Animals / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Institution/Affiliation country: Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital/AR