Current situation of Chagas disease in Central America

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Carlos Ponce¹ 

[1] ,Secretariat of Health Reference Laboratory for Chagas Disease and Leishmaniasis Tegucigalpa,Honduras

关键词: Chagas disease;    Trypanosoma cruzi;    Rhodnius;    Triatoma;    Central America;    transmission control;    prevention;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762007005000082

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Chagas disease in Central America is known since 1913 when the first human case was reported in El Salvador. The other Central American countries reported their first cases between 1933 and 1967. On October 1997 was launched the Central American Initiative for Chagas Disease Control (IPCA). The objectives of this sub-regional Initiative are: (1) the elimination of Rhodnius prolixus in Central America; (2) the reduction of the domiciliary infestation of Triatoma dimidiata; and (3) the elimination of the transfusion transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi. Significant advancements being close to the elimination of R. prolixus in Central America and the control of the transfusion transmission has been a transcendent achievement for the sub-region. The main challenges that the IPCA will have in the close future are: developing effective strategies for control and surveillance of T. dimidiata; and surveillance of other emerging triatominae species like R. pallescens, T. nitida, and T. ryckmani.

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