Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) – Canada: congenital
PRO/EDR> Trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) – Canada: congenital
Chagas -- CanadaHighlightsCongenitally acquired Chagas disease has rarely been reported in Canada (1,2). Although it is difficult to confirm, we hypothesized that these 3 adults with polymerase chain reaction-positive, indeterminate Chagas disease acquired their infection congenitally, as they were born in Canada, spent small periods of time in an endemic area (fewer than 3 months cumulatively) and were born to a mother who was parasitemic and never treated for Chagas disease.Since Canadian Blood Read more [...]
