Prevalence, knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Chagas disease in Guanare, Venezuela: a cross-sectional study
The seroprevalence of CD in the Guanare population was 2%, with all positive cases occurring in individuals over 60 years of age, suggesting an absence of active transmission in the area. While community knowledge and attitudes regarding CD were generally favorable, vector control practices were suboptimal. Future studies employing probabilistic sampling across various regions of the state are needed to further elucidate the epidemiology of CD in Venezuela.
Authors
- Óscar D. Omaña‐Ávila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-215X)
- Iván A Escalante-Pérez
- David A. Forero‐Peña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-8464)
- Daniela L. Mendoza-Millán
- Eyleen Moronta
- Zoraida Díaz‐Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3705-2691)
- Fhabián S. Carrión‐Nessi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-8646)
- Luciano Mauriello
- Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-7480)
- Karim J. Gebran-Chedid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5582-1930)
- Mario A Dubuc-Ponte
- Daniela I Castro-Betancourt
- Vittoria F Fuentes-Fiore
- Rachell A Molina-Mendoza
- Alejandro M Loreto-Rodrigues
- Juan C Gomes-González
- Ana A Alviares
- Grecia de J Erimee-Vieira
- Juan M Contreras-Rengifo
- Vanessa C Sande-Mujica
- Mariana de J de Marchis-Vento
Institutions
- Metropolitan Hospital Center (US)
- Universidad Central de Venezuela (VE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-06-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06846-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71