An Estimate of the Burden of Chagas Disease in the United States
An Estimate of the Burden of Chagas Disease in the United States
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DOI：
10.1086/605091
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发表时间：
2009-09-01
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Montgomery, Susan P.
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作者：
Bern, Caryn;Montgomery, Susan P.
恰加斯病造成的负担是西半球所有寄生虫病中最高的。通过将公布的血清阳性率数字应用于移民人口，我们估计美国有300167名克氏锥虫感染者，每年有30,000-45,000例心肌病病例和63-315例先天性感染。克鲁兹旋毛虫在美国造成了很大的疾病负担。
Chagas disease causes the highest burden of any parasitic disease in the Western hemisphere. By applying published seroprevalence figures to immigrant populations, we estimate that 300,167 individuals with Trypanosoma cruzi infection live in the United States, with 30,000-45,000 cardiomyopathy cases and 63-315 congenital infections annually. T. cruzi causes a substantial disease burden in the United States.