Congenital transmission of Chagas disease in Latin American immigrants in Switzerland.
International migration has changed the epidemiologic patterns of Chagas disease. Recently, 2 cases of Chagas disease transmitted from Latin American women to their newborns were diagnosed in Geneva, Switzerland. A retrospective study to detect Chagas disease showed a prevalence of 9.7% among 72 Latin American women tested during pregnancy in Switzerland.
Jackson
Yves
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Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Myers
Catherine
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Diana
Alessandro
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Marti
Hans Peter
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Wolff
Hans
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Chappuis
François
F
Loutan
Louis
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Gervaix
Alain
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