TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute Chagas Disease Outbreak among Military Personnel, Colombia, 2021
AU - Vergara, Hernán Darío
AU - Gómez, Carlos H.
AU - Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A.
AU - Herrera, Ana Catalina
AU - López, María José
AU - Camacho, Camila
AU - Muñoz, Lilian
AU - Cruz-Saavedra, Lissa
AU - Hernández, Carolina
AU - Ramírez, Juan David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - We report an acute Chagas disease outbreak among soldiers in Colombia. Trypanosoma cruzi infection was confirmed through parasitology, serology, and molecular methods. Among 9 affected soldiers, 2 died; 7 were hospitalized and received benznidazole treatment, which produced favorable outcomes. Personnel patrolling rural areas in Colombia could be at increased risk for Chagas disease.
AB - We report an acute Chagas disease outbreak among soldiers in Colombia. Trypanosoma cruzi infection was confirmed through parasitology, serology, and molecular methods. Among 9 affected soldiers, 2 died; 7 were hospitalized and received benznidazole treatment, which produced favorable outcomes. Personnel patrolling rural areas in Colombia could be at increased risk for Chagas disease.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2909.230886
DO - 10.3201/eid2909.230886
M3 - Article
C2 - 37610186
AN - SCOPUS:85168790975
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 29
SP - 1882
EP - 1885
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 9
ER -
