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Autochthonous Chagas disease in the southern United States: A case report of suspected residential and military exposures |
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| Authors: | N Harris L Woc‐Colburn S M Gunter R Gorchakov K O Murray S Rossmann M N Garcia |
| Institution: | 1. Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA;2. Baylor College of Medicine, National School of Tropical Medicine, Houston, TX, USA;3. Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Houston, TX, USA |
| Abstract: | Chagas disease is a parasitic infection that can result in a progressive dilated cardiomyopathy. Here, we present the epidemiologic details of a suspected locally acquired transmission case originating from the southern United States. This is the first published report of Chagas disease in a young, healthy United States veteran with repeat triatomine exposures in Arizona. Military personnel and Arizona residents should be aware of their Chagas disease transmission risks. |
| Keywords: | Arizona Chagas disease military medicine neglected tropical diseases Trypanosoma cruzi trypanosomiasis |