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Prevalence of Chagas disease in Colombia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mario Javier OliveraJohana A ForyJulián Felipe Porras VillamilGiancarlo Buitrago Buitrago
Published in: PloS one (2019)
The results indicate that the T. cruzi-infected population is aging, the adult population, pregnant women and that the Orinoco region (department of Casanare) have the highest prevalences. These results highlight the need to maintain screening and surveillance programs to identify people with chronic T. cruzi infections.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • public health
  • risk factors
  • tertiary care
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • drug induced