Chagas disease in Spain, the United States and other non-endemic countries.
Due to recent trends in migration, there are millions of people from Chagas disease-endemic countries now living in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, including thousands of people with Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Most infected individuals are not aware of their status. Congenital, transfusion- and/or transplant-associated transmission has been documented in the United States, Spain, Canada and Switzerland; most instances likely go undetected. High priorities include the implementation of appropriate screening, evaluation and clinical management, and better assessment of the true burden associated with this disease.
Gascon
Joaquim
J
Centre de Salut Internacional, CRESIB, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, c/Villarroel, 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain. jgascon@clinic.ub.es
Bern
Caryn
C
Pinazo
María-Jesús
MJ
D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000302:isolation & purification