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. 2023 Sep;28(9):689-698.
doi: 10.1111/tmi.13915. Epub 2023 Jul 24.

Oral transmission of Chagas disease from a One Health approach: A systematic review

Alejandra López-García  1 , Juan A Gilabert  1
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Oral transmission of Chagas disease from a One Health approach: A systematic review

Alejandra López-García et al. Trop Med Int Health. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To analyse acute Chagas disease (CD) outbreaks through a qualitative systematic review and discuss the determinants for its prevention and control.

Methods: Review of studies in which clinical cases of oral transmission were confirmed by parasitological and/or serological tests that included an epidemiological investigation of sources of infection, vectors and reservoirs.

Results: Thirty-two outbreaks (1965-2022) were analysed. The main foods involved in oral transmission outbreaks are homemade fruit juices. Different species of vectors were identified. Reservoirs were mainly dogs, rodents and large American opossums (didelphids).

Conclusion: Under a One Health approach, environmental changes are one of the factors responsible of the rise of oral transmission of CD. Entomological surveillance of vectors and control of the changes in wild and domestic reservoirs and reinforcement of hygiene measures around food in domestic and commercial sites are needed.

Keywords: Chagas disease; One Health; Trypanosoma cruzi; infection transmission.

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