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Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) during pregnancy; congenital Chagas disease

Epidemiology: - ~300,000 people in US with Chagas disease - ~640 congenital transmissions annually Management: - pregnant women who have emigrated from Mexico, Central America, & South America who may have been infected with Trypanosoma cruzi should be identified & screened - if a pregnant woman has chronic Chagas disease, the infant should be tested &, if infected, treated - if a mother is seropositive, all her children should be tested & treated as needed - mothers who test positive should be treated after they finish breast-feeding

General

pregnancy disorder; obstetric disorder; pregnancy complication Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)

References

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Congenital Transmission of Chagas Disease - Virginia, 2010 MMWR July 6, 2012 / 61(26);477-479 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6126a1.htm