Chagas disease, France.
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.
Lescure
François-Xavier
FX
Hôpital Tenon AP-HP, Paris, France. xavier.lescure@tnn.aphp.fr
Canestri
Ana
A
Melliez
Hugues
H
Jauréguiberry
Stéphane
S
Develoux
Michel
M
Dorent
Richard
R
Guiard-Schmid
Jean-Baptiste
JB
Bonnard
Philippe
P
Ajana
Faïza
F
Rolla
Valeria
V
Carlier
Yves
Y
Gay
Frederick
F
Elghouzzi
Marie-Hélène
MH
Danis
Martin
M
Pialoux
Gilles
G
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
D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; C009999:benzonidazole