New Scenarios of Chagas Disease Transmission in Northern Colombia
Joint Authors
Tovar Acero, Catalina
Negrete Peñata, Jorge
González, Camila
León, Cielo
Ortiz, Mario
Chacón Pacheco, Julio
Monterrosa, Elkin
Luna, Abraham
Ricardo Caldera, Dina
Espitia-Pérez, Lyda
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chagas disease (CD) is a systemic parasitic infection caused by the flagellated form of Trypanosoma cruzi.
Córdoba department, located in the Colombian Caribbean Coast, was not considered as a region at risk of T.
cruzi transmission.
In this article, we describe the first acute CD case in Salitral village in Sahagún, Córdoba, confirmed by microscopy and serological tests.
Our results draw attention to a new scenario of transmission of acute CD in nonendemic areas of Colombia and highlight the need to include CD in the differential diagnosis of febrile syndromes in this region.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tovar Acero, Catalina& Negrete Peñata, Jorge& González, Camila& León, Cielo& Ortiz, Mario& Chacón Pacheco, Julio…[et al.]. 2017. New Scenarios of Chagas Disease Transmission in Northern Colombia. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tovar Acero, Catalina…[et al.]. New Scenarios of Chagas Disease Transmission in Northern Colombia. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tovar Acero, Catalina& Negrete Peñata, Jorge& González, Camila& León, Cielo& Ortiz, Mario& Chacón Pacheco, Julio…[et al.]. New Scenarios of Chagas Disease Transmission in Northern Colombia. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186203
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1186203