Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2010 Feb;70(1):38-42.

[Emergence of Chagas' disease in Europe: description of the first cases observed in Latin American immigrants in mainland France]

[Article in French]
M Develoux  1 , F X Lescure, S Jaureguiberry, D Jeannel, M H Elghouzzi, F Gay, L Paris, G Le Loup, M Danis, G Pialoux
Affiliations
  • PMID: 20337113

[Emergence of Chagas' disease in Europe: description of the first cases observed in Latin American immigrants in mainland France]

[Article in French]
M Develoux et al. Med Trop (Mars). 2010 Feb.

Abstract

This article describes the first cases of imported Chagas' disease detected in Paris, France. A total of 18 cases were recorded in two teaching hospitals between 2004 and 2007. There were 12 women and six men with a mean age of 38 years. All patients were Latin American immigrants who had recently arrived in France from Bolivia (Cochabamba and Santa-Cruz departments) 17 cases and from Salvador in 1. Eleven patients presented an asymptomatic indeterminate form of the chronic disease. Seven presented chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy including two with severe symptoms requiring placement of a pacemaker. Obtaining serological tests to confirm the diagnosis was difficult. All except one patient who was older than 50 years were treated with benznidazole. Based on these findings, the main priorities for management imported Chagas' disease in France are improvement of serological diagnosis and prevention of vertical transmission.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

  • Chagas disease has now gone global.
    Tanowitz HB, Weiss LM, Montgomery SP. Tanowitz HB, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Apr 26;5(4):e1136. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001136. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011. PMID: 21572510 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Chagas disease among the Latin American adult population attending in a primary care center in Barcelona, Spain.
    Roca C, Pinazo MJ, López-Chejade P, Bayó J, Posada E, López-Solana J, Gállego M, Portús M, Gascón J; Chagas-Clot Research Group. Roca C, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Apr 26;5(4):e1135. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001135. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011. PMID: 21572511 Free PMC article.
  • Chagas heart disease: report on recent developments.
    Machado FS, Jelicks LA, Kirchhoff LV, Shirani J, Nagajyothi F, Mukherjee S, Nelson R, Coyle CM, Spray DC, de Carvalho AC, Guan F, Prado CM, Lisanti MP, Weiss LM, Montgomery SP, Tanowitz HB. Machado FS, et al. Cardiol Rev. 2012 Mar-Apr;20(2):53-65. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e31823efde2. Cardiol Rev. 2012. PMID: 22293860 Free PMC article. Review.
  • Health policies to control Chagas disease transmission in European countries.
    Requena-Méndez A, Albajar-Viñas P, Angheben A, Chiodini P, Gascón J, Muñoz J; Chagas Disease COHEMI Working Group. Requena-Méndez A, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Oct 30;8(10):e3245. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003245. eCollection 2014 Oct. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014. PMID: 25357193 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources