Evidence of congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in a vector-free area of Bolivia

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dc.contributor.authorLaurent Brutus
dc.contributor.authorDominique Schneider
dc.contributor.authorJosé A Ruiz-Postigo
dc.contributor.authorWilder Delgado
dc.contributor.authorS. Mollinedo
dc.contributor.authorJean‐Philippe Chippaux
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T14:59:11Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T14:59:11Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 24
dc.description.abstractA seroprevalence survey of Trypanosoma cruzi was carried out in two areas of South Bolivia. Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Tryp. cruzi, was abundant in the first area, but absent in the second one. Titration of Tryp. cruzi antibodies was carried out in children aged 6-24 months and their mothers. The seroprevalence of Chagas' disease was significantly higher in the area with the vector, but also high in the second area. Chagas' infection in children under 2 years old could be linked to congenital transmission of parasites during pregnancy and/or delivery, despite active vector control in both areas.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.03.015
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.03.015
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/49715
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.relation.ispartofTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.sourceInstitut de Recherche pour le Développement
dc.subjectLibrary science
dc.subjectTropical medicine
dc.subjectLatin Americans
dc.subjectTransmission (telecommunications)
dc.subjectUnit (ring theory)
dc.subjectPolitical science
dc.titleEvidence of congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in a vector-free area of Bolivia
dc.typearticle

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