New cases of Chagas disease in a rural area of Northeast Brazilian

• Main Authors: Diana Matos Euzébio, Genilde Gomes Oliveira, Flávia Oliveira da Costa, Dalmo Correia, Bernard Guimarães Costa, Angela Maria Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-04-01
• Series: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Subjects: Chagas disease; Triatominae; Serology
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000200245&lng=en&tlng=en

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is considered one of the 17 most neglected tropical diseases in the World, with the most common form of vector transmission. METHODS: This structured cross-sectional study was conducted through an epidemiological survey in the Tobias Barreto municipality of Sergipe. RESULTS: Of the 255 participants, 1 (0.4%) participant was positive for human Chagas disease. Approximately 30.2% of the participants found the triatomine bugs in their houses and outbuildings. CONCLUSIONS: The detection of a case indicated transmission, which was also evidenced by the presence of triatomines and poor housing conditions.