Screening for <scp> <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> </scp> infection (Chagas disease) in the Latin American population living with <scp>HIV</scp> in London
We report a low seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection in Latin American migrants in London living with HIV. Since the clinical consequences of untreated T. cruzi infection can be fatal, screening uptake is high, and individuals in non-endemic countries generally only need to be screened once, we recommend testing all Latin American people with HIV, especially women of reproductive age, those from high-prevalence countries and those with poor immune-virological control.
Authors
- Debbie Nolder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-7785)
- Nicolò Girometti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2960-2748)
- Jo Fox
- Huw Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2653-3695)
- Birgit Barbini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3467-078X)
- Jacqueline M O'Connell
- Laura Nabarro
- Shivani Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3032-2535)
- Frank A Post
- David A. J. Moore
- Natalie Elkheir
- Geraldine O'Hara
- Alice Sharp
- Javier Rubio
- Louise Terry
- Peter L. Chiodini
- Mohammed Hassan
- Lucy Campbell
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal London Hospital (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (GB)
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Fundação Carlos Chagas (BR)
- Institute of Parasitology (CZ)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HIV Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.70201
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- University College London
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust