Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Autores
Moscatelli, Guillermo; Berenstein, Ada; Tarlovsky, Ana; Siniawski, Susana; Biancardi, Miguel Angel; Ballering, Griselda; Moroni, Samanta; Schwarcz, Marta; Hernandez, Susana; García Bournissen, Facundo; Cozzi, Andrés Espejo; Freilij, Hector León; Altcheh, Jaime Marcelo
Año de publicación
2015
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inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of this disease in women of childbearing age and children treated at health centres in underserviced areas of the city of Buenos Aires. Demographic and Chagas disease status data were collected. Samples for Chagas disease serology were obtained on filter paper and the reactive results were confirmed with conventional samples. A total of 1,786 subjects were screened and 73 positive screening results were obtained: 17 were from children and 56 were from women. The Trypanosoma cruzi infection risk was greater in those individuals who had relatives with Chagas disease, who remember seeing kissing bugs, who were of Bolivian nationality or were born in the Argentine province of Santiago del Estero. The overall prevalence of Chagas disease was 4.08%. Due to migration, Chagas disease is currently predominantly urban. The observed prevalence requires health programme activities that are aimed at urban children and their mothers. Most children were infected congenitally, which reinforces the need for Chagas disease screening of all pregnant women and their babies in Argentina. The active search for new cases is important because the appropriate treatment in children has a high cure rate.
Fil: Moscatelli, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Berenstein, Ada. Community Action Centre 15. Primary Care Centre; Argentina
Fil: Tarlovsky, Ana. Community Action Centre 11. Primary Care Centre; Argentina
Fil: Siniawski, Susana. Community Action Centre 15. Primary Care Centre; Argentina
Fil: Biancardi, Miguel Angel. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Ballering, Griselda. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Moroni, Samanta. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Schwarcz, Marta. Interamerican Open University. Centre of Studies on Human Science and Health; Argentina
Fil: Hernandez, Susana. Interamerican Open University. Centre of Studies on Human Science and Health; Argentina
Fil: García Bournissen, Facundo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Cozzi, Andrés Espejo. Interamerican Open University. Centre of Studies on Human Science and Health; Argentina
Fil: Freilij, Hector León. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Altcheh, Jaime Marcelo. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Materia
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Chagas Disease
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Treatment
Congenital Transmission
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spelling Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMoscatelli, GuillermoBerenstein, AdaTarlovsky, AnaSiniawski, SusanaBiancardi, Miguel AngelBallering, GriseldaMoroni, SamantaSchwarcz, MartaHernandez, SusanaGarcía Bournissen, FacundoCozzi, Andrés EspejoFreilij, Hector LeónAltcheh, Jaime MarceloTrypanosoma CruziChagas DiseaseEpidemiologyPrevalenceTreatmentCongenital Transmissionhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of this disease in women of childbearing age and children treated at health centres in underserviced areas of the city of Buenos Aires. Demographic and Chagas disease status data were collected. Samples for Chagas disease serology were obtained on filter paper and the reactive results were confirmed with conventional samples. A total of 1,786 subjects were screened and 73 positive screening results were obtained: 17 were from children and 56 were from women. The Trypanosoma cruzi infection risk was greater in those individuals who had relatives with Chagas disease, who remember seeing kissing bugs, who were of Bolivian nationality or were born in the Argentine province of Santiago del Estero. The overall prevalence of Chagas disease was 4.08%. Due to migration, Chagas disease is currently predominantly urban. The observed prevalence requires health programme activities that are aimed at urban children and their mothers. Most children were infected congenitally, which reinforces the need for Chagas disease screening of all pregnant women and their babies in Argentina. The active search for new cases is important because the appropriate treatment in children has a high cure rate.Fil: Moscatelli, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; ArgentinaFil: Berenstein, Ada. Community Action Centre 15. Primary Care Centre; ArgentinaFil: Tarlovsky, Ana. Community Action Centre 11. Primary Care Centre; ArgentinaFil: Siniawski, Susana. Community Action Centre 15. Primary Care Centre; ArgentinaFil: Biancardi, Miguel Angel. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; ArgentinaFil: Ballering, Griselda. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; ArgentinaFil: Moroni, Samanta. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; ArgentinaFil: Schwarcz, Marta. Interamerican Open University. Centre of Studies on Human Science and Health; ArgentinaFil: Hernandez, Susana. Interamerican Open University. Centre of Studies on Human Science and Health; ArgentinaFil: García Bournissen, Facundo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; ArgentinaFil: Cozzi, Andrés Espejo. Interamerican Open University. Centre of Studies on Human Science and Health; ArgentinaFil: Freilij, Hector León. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; ArgentinaFil: Altcheh, Jaime Marcelo. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; ArgentinaFundação Oswaldo Cruz2015-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/42967Moscatelli, Guillermo; Berenstein, Ada; Tarlovsky, Ana; Siniawski, Susana; Biancardi, Miguel Angel; et al.; Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; 110; 5; 7-2015; 644-6480074-02761678-8060CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1590/0074-02760150107info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br/article/6025/0107_urban-chagas-disease-in-children-and-women-in-primary-care-centres-in-buenos-aires-argentinainfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://ref.scielo.org/76wny7info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4569828/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-10T13:19:08Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/42967instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-10 13:19:09.106CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina
spellingShingle Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Moscatelli, Guillermo
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Chagas Disease
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Treatment
Congenital Transmission
title_short Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_full Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_fullStr Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_sort Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moscatelli, Guillermo
Berenstein, Ada
Tarlovsky, Ana
Siniawski, Susana
Biancardi, Miguel Angel
Ballering, Griselda
Moroni, Samanta
Schwarcz, Marta
Hernandez, Susana
García Bournissen, Facundo
Cozzi, Andrés Espejo
Freilij, Hector León
Altcheh, Jaime Marcelo
author Moscatelli, Guillermo
author_facet Moscatelli, Guillermo
Berenstein, Ada
Tarlovsky, Ana
Siniawski, Susana
Biancardi, Miguel Angel
Ballering, Griselda
Moroni, Samanta
Schwarcz, Marta
Hernandez, Susana
García Bournissen, Facundo
Cozzi, Andrés Espejo
Freilij, Hector León
Altcheh, Jaime Marcelo
author_role author
author2 Berenstein, Ada
Tarlovsky, Ana
Siniawski, Susana
Biancardi, Miguel Angel
Ballering, Griselda
Moroni, Samanta
Schwarcz, Marta
Hernandez, Susana
García Bournissen, Facundo
Cozzi, Andrés Espejo
Freilij, Hector León
Altcheh, Jaime Marcelo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Trypanosoma Cruzi
Chagas Disease
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Treatment
Congenital Transmission
topic Trypanosoma Cruzi
Chagas Disease
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Treatment
Congenital Transmission
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of this disease in women of childbearing age and children treated at health centres in underserviced areas of the city of Buenos Aires. Demographic and Chagas disease status data were collected. Samples for Chagas disease serology were obtained on filter paper and the reactive results were confirmed with conventional samples. A total of 1,786 subjects were screened and 73 positive screening results were obtained: 17 were from children and 56 were from women. The Trypanosoma cruzi infection risk was greater in those individuals who had relatives with Chagas disease, who remember seeing kissing bugs, who were of Bolivian nationality or were born in the Argentine province of Santiago del Estero. The overall prevalence of Chagas disease was 4.08%. Due to migration, Chagas disease is currently predominantly urban. The observed prevalence requires health programme activities that are aimed at urban children and their mothers. Most children were infected congenitally, which reinforces the need for Chagas disease screening of all pregnant women and their babies in Argentina. The active search for new cases is important because the appropriate treatment in children has a high cure rate.
Fil: Moscatelli, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Berenstein, Ada. Community Action Centre 15. Primary Care Centre; Argentina
Fil: Tarlovsky, Ana. Community Action Centre 11. Primary Care Centre; Argentina
Fil: Siniawski, Susana. Community Action Centre 15. Primary Care Centre; Argentina
Fil: Biancardi, Miguel Angel. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Ballering, Griselda. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Moroni, Samanta. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Schwarcz, Marta. Interamerican Open University. Centre of Studies on Human Science and Health; Argentina
Fil: Hernandez, Susana. Interamerican Open University. Centre of Studies on Human Science and Health; Argentina
Fil: García Bournissen, Facundo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Cozzi, Andrés Espejo. Interamerican Open University. Centre of Studies on Human Science and Health; Argentina
Fil: Freilij, Hector León. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
Fil: Altcheh, Jaime Marcelo. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Niños ; Argentina
description The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of this disease in women of childbearing age and children treated at health centres in underserviced areas of the city of Buenos Aires. Demographic and Chagas disease status data were collected. Samples for Chagas disease serology were obtained on filter paper and the reactive results were confirmed with conventional samples. A total of 1,786 subjects were screened and 73 positive screening results were obtained: 17 were from children and 56 were from women. The Trypanosoma cruzi infection risk was greater in those individuals who had relatives with Chagas disease, who remember seeing kissing bugs, who were of Bolivian nationality or were born in the Argentine province of Santiago del Estero. The overall prevalence of Chagas disease was 4.08%. Due to migration, Chagas disease is currently predominantly urban. The observed prevalence requires health programme activities that are aimed at urban children and their mothers. Most children were infected congenitally, which reinforces the need for Chagas disease screening of all pregnant women and their babies in Argentina. The active search for new cases is important because the appropriate treatment in children has a high cure rate.
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