[Prevalence of Chagas disease among pregnant women in the southern region of Rio Grande do Sul].
Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies in the umbilical cord of 351 parturients in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul were investigated to determine the prevalence of Chagas disease among pregnant women. One case was identified (0.3%), without detection of congenital transmission. This highlights the importance of investigating Chagas disease among pregnant women living in or originating from endemic areas.
Araújo
Anelise Bergmann
AB
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS. anelise_araujo@yahoo.com.br
Castagno
Victor Delpizzo
VD
Gallina
Tiago
T
Berne
Maria Elisabeth Aires
ME
D000328:Adult; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000276:immunology; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000469:parasitology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan