title: Oral transmission of Chagas disease by consumption of açaí palm fruit, Brazil.
abstract: In 2006, a total of 178 cases of acute Chagas disease were reported from the Amazonian state of Pará, Brazil. Eleven occurred in Barcarena and were confirmed by visualization of parasites on blood smears. Using cohort and case-control studies, we implicated oral transmission by consumption of açaí palm fruit.
authors.affiliation: Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil. aglaeran@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Aglaêr A
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authors.lastname: Nóbrega
authors.forename: Marcio H
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authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Erica
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authors.lastname: Tatto
authors.forename: Marcos T
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authors.lastname: Obara
authors.forename: Elenild
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authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Jeremy
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authors.lastname: Sobel
authors.forename: Wildo N
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authors.lastname: Araujo