A case of American Trypanosomiasis in the southern coastal region of S. Paulo State, Brazil

Authors

  • Oswaldo Paulo Forattini Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Eduardo Olavo da Rocha e Silva Superintendência de Controle de Endemias do Estado de São Paulo
  • José Maria Soares Barata Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Elias Boainain Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo; Coordenadoria de Assistência Hospitalar; Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101980000100012

Keywords:

Trypanosomiasis, South American^i2^stransmission by contaminat, Triatoma tibiamaculata, Natural foci

Abstract

An indigenous case of American Trypanosomiasis in the southern coastal region of the State of S. Paulo is reported on. There are no synanthropic triatominae vectors in the area; therefore the transmission mechanism may have been the handling of wild mammal carcasses while they were being prepared for consumption.

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Published

1980-03-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (1980)

Section

Notes and Informations

How to Cite

Forattini, O. P., Silva, E. O. da R. e, Barata, J. M. S., & Boainain, E. (1980). A case of American Trypanosomiasis in the southern coastal region of S. Paulo State, Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 14(1), 143-149. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101980000100012