Chagas disease screening in pregnant Latin American women: Adherence to a systematic screening protocol in a non-endemic country.

• Main Authors: Jara Llenas-García (Author), Philip Wikman-Jorgensen (Author), Concepción Gil-Anguita (Author), Violeta Ramos-Sesma (Author), Diego Torrús-Tendero (Author), Raquel Martínez-Goñi (Author), Mónica Romero-Nieto (Author), Javier García-Abellán (Author), María José Esteban-Giner (Author), Karenina Antelo (Author), María Navarro-Cots (Author), Fernando Buñuel (Author), Concepción Amador (Author), Josefa García-García (Author), Isabel Gascón (Author), Guillermo Telenti (Author), Encarna Fuentes-Campos (Author), Ignacio Torres (Author), Adelina Gimeno-Gascón (Author), María Montserrat Ruíz-García (Author), Miriam Navarro (Author), José-Manuel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Chagas disease (CD) is a chronic parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic to continental Latin America. In Spain, the main transmission route is congenital. We aimed to assess adherence to regional recommendations of universal screening for CD durin...