Severe congenital Chagas disease in twins of a Bolivian migrant mother
Chagas disease is an emerging problem in migrant health worldwide. Our presented case of severe congenital Chagas disease in a twin pregnancy of a Bolivian migrant mother highlights the importance of screening and treatment of females of childbearing age who are at risk for Chagas disease.
Authors
- Cesar Del Aguila
- María Isabel Jercic
- María José Iriarte
- Javier Muñoz-Lora
- Valesca Gajardo
- Rodrigo Muñoz
- Mónica Pinto
- Thomas Weitzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-2123)
Institutions
- Universidad del Desarrollo (CL)
- Clínica Alemana (CL)
- Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile (CL)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Universidad de Magallanes (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Travel Medicine
- Published
- 2026-05-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taag042
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00