Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in French Guiana

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Christine Aznar²  Guy La Ruche²  Stéphane Laventure¹  Bernard Carme²  Pascale Liegeard¹  Mireille Hontebeyrie¹ 

[1] ,Universitaire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Laboratoire Hospitalo

关键词: Trypanosoma cruzi;    Chagas disease;    seroprevalence;    French Guiana;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762004000800004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A survey was carried out on 1487 individuals to assess the seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in French Guiana. The overall prevalence of T. cruzi specific IgG was 0.5%. In multivariate analysis, residence in areas where housing is favorable for the presence of triatomine bugs was the only factor associated with the presence of T. cruzi antibodies. These results have implications for public health since blood donors are not routinely screened for T. cruzi infection in French Guiana.

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