title: Congenital transmission of Chagas disease in Latin American immigrants in Switzerland.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diana
authors.forename: Hans Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Marti
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chappuis
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Loutan
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gervaix