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Article: Chagas disease, France.(DISPATCHES)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- April 1, 2008
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Chagas disease (CD) is endemic to Latin America; its prevalence is highest in Bolivia. CD is sometimes seen in the United States and Canada among migrants from Latin America, whereas it is rare in Europe. We report 9 cases of imported CD in France from 2004 to 2006.
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Nine cases of Chagas disease (CD), although rare in France, have been diagnosed in the country from 2004 through 2006 (online Appendix Table, available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/14/4/644-appT. htm.). These included 1 case of acute Chagas myocarditis (ACM), 4 cases of chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC), and 4 cases of indeterminate chronic Chagas (ICC) (asymptomatic ...