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TRYPANOSOMIASIS, FOODBORNE - BRAZIL: (PARA)
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Date: 9 Nov 2009
Source: G1 [in Portuguese, trans. Mod.JW, edited]
<http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,MUL1371946-5598,00-PARA+CONFIRMA+SURTO+DE+DOENCA+DE+CHAGAS.html>
13 cases of acute Chagas disease were registered in a district of
Belem, Para state. Suspicion is that contamination occurred from food.
The Para state health secretary confirmed on Monday [9 Nov 2009] an
outbreak of Chagas disease. In 2 weeks, there have been 13 cases in a
neighborhood in Belem. According to the state government, there were
no deaths.
The secretary also said that the transmission occurred with the
ingestion of contaminated food, including acai. The department said it
was investigating the cases.
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[The oral mode of transmission of Chagas disease is being increasingly
recognized in the region. It is associated with the contamination of
fresh food or beverages with intestinal contents of triatomid bugs
infected from wildlife reservoirs. The insects are accidentally
ground up with the acai berries when preparing the drink.
More information and photographs of the vector are available at
<http://www.uta.edu/chagas/html/biolTinf.html> and from the CDC at
<http://www.cdc.gov/chagas/>.
Photo of acai palm with berries:
<http://www.tropicshealth.net/images/acai1.jpg>
- Mod.EP/JW]
[see also:
Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Venezuela: (Vargas), guava juice 20090406.1328
Undiagnosed fatalities - Venezuela (02): (Vargas) Chagas susp, RFI
20090404.1305
Undiagnosed fatalities - Venezuela: (Vargas), Chagas, susp, RFI 20090402.1279
Trypanosomiasis - Colombia: (SAN), foodborne susp. 20090121.0259
2007
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Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Venezuela: (Caracas) (02) 20071231.4192
Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Venezuela: (Caracas) 20071226.4141
Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Brazil (Amazonia) 20070821.2732
2006
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Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Brazil (PA) 20060728.2085
2005
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Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Brazil (Santa Catarina) (05) 20050401.0940
Trypanosomiasis - Brazil (Amapa) 20050331.0929
Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Brazil (Santa Catarina) (04) 20050330.0917
Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Brazil (Santa Catarina) (03) 20050327.0884
Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Brazil (Santa Catarina) (02) 20050325.0870
Trypanosomiasis, foodborne - Brazil (Santa Catarina) 20050324.0847
1997
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Chagas disease - Latin America 19970114.0066
Chagas disease vector (05) 19970118.0105
1996
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Trypanosomes, New World, Symposium - Guyana 1996 19960830.1493]
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