Urban outbreak of acute orally acquired Chagas disease in Táchira, Venezuela

Authors

  • Jesús A. Benitez Chagas Disease National Program, Ministry of Health, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
  • Benjamín Araujo Centro Clínico San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
  • Krisell Contreras Centro Clínico San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
  • Marianela Rivas Centro Clínico San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
  • Pedro Ramírez Hospital Central de San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
  • Watermo Guerra Hospital Central de San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
  • Noel Calderon Regional Epidemiology, Corposalud, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
  • Carlo Ascaso Terren Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Reggie Barrera Regional Epidemiology, Corposalud, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
  • Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales Instituto José Witremundo Torrealba, Universidad de Los Andes, Trujillo, Trujillo, Venezuela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.3620

Keywords:

chagas disease, outbreak, acute, oral, transmission, Venezuela

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Author Biographies

Jesús A. Benitez, Chagas Disease National Program, Ministry of Health, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela

Chief, Chagas Disease National Program, Ministry of Health, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.

Benjamín Araujo, Centro Clínico San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

Pediatrics Service, Centro Clínico San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela.

Krisell Contreras, Centro Clínico San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

Infectious Diseases Service, Centro Clínico San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela.

Marianela Rivas, Centro Clínico San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

Pediatric Cardiology Service, Centro Clínico San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela.

Pedro Ramírez, Hospital Central de San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

Hematology Service, Hospital Central de San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela.

Watermo Guerra, Hospital Central de San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

Pathology Service, Hospital Central de San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela.

Noel Calderon, Regional Epidemiology, Corposalud, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

Regional Epidemiology, Corposalud, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela.

Carlo Ascaso Terren, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Departament of Public Health, Unit of Biostatistics; Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Reggie Barrera, Regional Epidemiology, Corposalud, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela

Regional Epidemiology, Corposalud, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela.

Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Instituto José Witremundo Torrealba, Universidad de Los Andes, Trujillo, Trujillo, Venezuela

MD, MSc, DTM&H, FRSTM&H(Lon), FFTM RCPS(Glasg), PhD Candidate.

Advisor on Public Health, Epidemiology, Methodology and Biostatistics.

Researcher in Public Health and Tropical, Parasitic and Infectious Diseases, Infection and Immunity Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.

Head, Office of Scientific Research, Cooperative of Risaralda's Health Entities (Cooperativa de Entidades de Salud de Risaralda, COODESURIS), Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.

Associated Researcher Ad Honorem, Instituto de Investigaciones José Witremundo Torrealba (former Trujillan Center for Parasitological Research), Universidad de Los Andes, Trujillo, Venezuela.

Research Direction Main Advisor, Fundación Centro de Estudios sobre Crecimiento y Desarrollo de la Población Venezolana (FUNDACREDESA) (Foundation Center for Studies on Growth and Development of the Venezuelan Population), Ministry of Communities and Social Protection, Caracas, DC, Venezuela.

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Published

2013-08-15

How to Cite

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Benitez JA, Araujo B, Contreras K, Rivas M, Ramírez P, Guerra W, Calderon N, Ascaso Terren C, Barrera R, Rodriguez-Morales AJ (2013) Urban outbreak of acute orally acquired Chagas disease in Táchira, Venezuela. J Infect Dev Ctries 7:638–641. doi: 10.3855/jidc.3620

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