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An Unfolding Tragedy of Chagas Disease in North America

Author(s) -

Peter J. Hotez,

Eric Dumonteil,

Miguel Betancourt Cravioto,

María Elena Bottazzi,

Roberto TapiaConyer,

Sheba Meymandi,

Unni Karunakara,

Isabela Ribeiro,

Rachel Cohen,

Bernard Pécoul

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

plos neglected tropical diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.99

H-Index - 135

eISSN - 1935-2735

pISSN - 1935-2727

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002300

Subject(s) - chagas disease , neglected tropical diseases , tragedy (event) , tropical disease , lymphatic filariasis , geography , virology , disease , biology , environmental health , immunology , medicine , filariasis , pathology , helminths , psychiatry

In North America, Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi) was first reported in Mexico in 1940 [1] and in the United States in Texas in 1955 [2]. However, based on ancient mummified remains discovered in the Rio Grande Valley, human T. cruzi infection has been present in North America since prehistoric times [3].

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