Chagas disease, France.(DISPATCHES)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Ajana, Faiza; Bonnard, Philippe; Canestri, Ana; Carlier, Yves; Danis, Martin; Develoux, Michel; Dorent, Richard; Elghouzzi, Marie-Helene; Gay, Frederick; Guiard-Schmid, Jean-Baptiste; Jaureguiberry, Stephane; Lescure, Francois-Xavier; Melliez, Hugues; Pialoux, Gilles; Rolla, Valeria | Copyright information

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/conten...

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