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Mother-to-Child Transmission of Congenital Chagas Disease, Japan

Authors :
Kazuo Imai
Takuya Maeda
Yusuke Sayama
Kei Mikita
Yuji Fujikura
Kazuhisa Misawa
Morichika Nagumo
Osamu Iwata
Takeshi Ono
Ichiro Kurane
Yasushi Miyahira
Akihiko Kawana
Sachio Miura
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 146-148 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.

Abstract

We report a patient with congenital Chagas disease in Japan. This report reemphasizes the role of neglected and emerging tropical diseases in the era of globalization. It also indicates the need for increased vigilance for detecting Chagas disease in non–disease-endemic countries.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
20
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1cb3d0efb36143c39dd1b95ea3e52f34
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2001.131071