2021
DOI: 10.32776/revbiomed.v32i2.890
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Prevalencia y conocimientos de la enfermedad de Chagas en dos comunidades del sureste de México

Abstract: Introducción. La enfermedad de Chagas es una de las principales parasitosis a nivel mundial, aunque se distribuye principalmente en zonas pobres de América Latina. Ante la falta de una vacuna efectiva o profilaxis, la búsqueda activa de personas infectadas y la prevención de la enfermedad son las mejores estrategias para combatirla. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la prevalencia de la infección por Trypanosoma cruzi y el conocimiento sobre la enfermedad de Chagas en comunidades del estado de Chiapas, … Show more

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“…Approximately 70 million people are at risk of contracting ChD worldwide; it is estimated that six to seven million people are infected and 30,000 new cases are registered annually in the American continent ( 2 ). Formerly, ChD was restricted to areas of poverty and marginalization since dwellings in precarious conditions made of adobe, palm, wood, or sheet metal along with the presence of domestic and farm animals constitute a good niche for the presence of triatomine insects that act as its vectors ( 3 ). However, recent internal migration from rural to urban areas, congenital transmission, and blood donation have led to the spread of the disease to previously unaffected regions worldwide ( 4 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Approximately 70 million people are at risk of contracting ChD worldwide; it is estimated that six to seven million people are infected and 30,000 new cases are registered annually in the American continent ( 2 ). Formerly, ChD was restricted to areas of poverty and marginalization since dwellings in precarious conditions made of adobe, palm, wood, or sheet metal along with the presence of domestic and farm animals constitute a good niche for the presence of triatomine insects that act as its vectors ( 3 ). However, recent internal migration from rural to urban areas, congenital transmission, and blood donation have led to the spread of the disease to previously unaffected regions worldwide ( 4 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%