Abstract

ALARCON DE NOYA, Belkisyolé et al. Orally transmitted Chagas disease: epidemiological connection of the index case with an urban outbreak in Venezuela. Bol Mal Salud Amb [online]. 2010, vol.50, n.1, pp.135-138. ISSN 1690-4648.

The clinical, laboratory and epidemiological investigations that established the connection between the index case of an acute episode of Chagas disease and an orally acquired outbreak in an urban school in Caracas are described. The strategy used for early diagnosis and treatment of this medical emergency prevented major clinical severity and mortality.

Keywords : oral transmission; Chagas disease; outbreak; Venezuela.