title: Chagas disease, France.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Tenon AP-HP, Paris, France. xavier.lescure@tnn.aphp.fr
authors.forename: François-Xavier
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Lescure
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canestri
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Melliez
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jauréguiberry
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Develoux
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dorent
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Guiard-Schmid
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonnard
authors.forename: Faïza
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ajana
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rolla
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Carlier
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Elghouzzi
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danis
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pialoux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005616:French Guiana / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; C009999:benzonidazole