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Rassi A Jr, Rassi A, Marin-Neto JA, 2010. Chagas disease. Lancet 375: 1388–1402.
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Gascon J, Bern C, Pinazo MJ, 2010. Chagas disease in Spain, the United States and other non-endemic countries. Acta Trop 115: 22–27.
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Lescure FX, Le Loup G, Freilij H, Develoux M, Paris L, Brutus L, Pialoux G, 2010. Chagas disease: changes in knowledge and management. Lancet Infect Dis 10: 556–570.
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Viotti R, Vigliano C, Lococo B, Bertocchi G, Petti M, Alvarez MG, Postan M, Armenti A, 2006. Long-term cardiac outcomes of treating chronic Chagas disease with benznidazole versus no treatment. Ann Intern Med 144: 724–734.
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Bern C, Montgomery SP, Herwaldt BL, Rassi A Jr, Marin-Neto JA, Dantas RO, Maguire JH, Acquatella H, Morillo C, Kirchhoff LV, Gilman RH, Reyes PA, Salvatella R, Moore AC, 2007. Evaluation and treatment of Chagas disease in the United States. JAMA 298: 2171–2181.
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United States Census Bureau, 2010. Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Available at: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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Kun H, Moore A, Mascola L, Steurer F, Lawrence G, Kubak B, Radhakrishna S, Leiby D, Herron R, Mone T, Hunter R, Kuehnert M, 2009. Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi by heart transplantation. Clin Infect Dis 48: 1534–1540.
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Chagas Disease Awareness Among Latin American Immigrants Living in Los Angeles, California
Daniel R. Sanchez
Daniel R. Sanchez
Center of Excellence for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chagas Disease Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California
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Mahmoud I. Traina
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Center of Excellence for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chagas Disease Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California
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Salvador Hernandez
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Aiman M. Smer
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Haneen Khamag
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Sheba K. Meymandi
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Approximately 300,000 persons have Chagas disease in the United States, although almost all persons acquired the disease in Latin America. We examined awareness of Chagas disease among Latin American immigrants living in Los Angeles, California. We surveyed 2,677 persons (age range = 18–60 years) in Los Angeles who resided in Latin America for at least six months. A total of 62% of the participants recalled seeing triatomines in Latin America, and 27% of the participants reported triatomine bites at least once per year while living abroad. A total of 86% of the participants had never heard of Chagas disease. Of persons who had heard of Chagas disease, 81% believed that it was not serious. More than 95% of those who had heard of Chagas disease would want to be tested and treated. Most Latin American immigrants living in Los Angeles recalled exposure to vectors of Chagas disease. However, they have little knowledge of this disease. Increasing awareness of Chagas disease is needed in this high-risk population.
Author Notes
Financial support: This study was supported by the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The sponsors had no role in the design, analysis, or interpretation of data, or in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.
Authors' addresses: Daniel R. Sanchez, Mahmoud I. Traina, Salvador Hernandez, Aiman M. Smer, and Haneen Khamag, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Sylmar, CA, E-mails: dasanchez@mednet.ucla.edu, mitraina@gmail.com, esparabia83@hotmail.com, aimansmer@gmail.com, haneen.khamag@gmail.com. Sheba K. Meymandi, UCLA–David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, E-mail: smeymandi@dhs.lacounty.gov.
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1.
Chagas C, 1909. Nova tripanozomiase humana. Estudos sobre a morfolojía e o ciclo evolutivo de Schizotrypanum cruzi n. gen., n. sp., ajente etiolójico de nova entidade morbida do homen. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1: 159–218.
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2.
Rassi A Jr, Rassi A, Marin-Neto JA, 2010. Chagas disease. Lancet 375: 1388–1402.
-
3.
Gascon J, Bern C, Pinazo MJ, 2010. Chagas disease in Spain, the United States and other non-endemic countries. Acta Trop 115: 22–27.
-
4.
Lescure FX, Le Loup G, Freilij H, Develoux M, Paris L, Brutus L, Pialoux G, 2010. Chagas disease: changes in knowledge and management. Lancet Infect Dis 10: 556–570.
-
5.
Viotti R, Vigliano C, Lococo B, Bertocchi G, Petti M, Alvarez MG, Postan M, Armenti A, 2006. Long-term cardiac outcomes of treating chronic Chagas disease with benznidazole versus no treatment. Ann Intern Med 144: 724–734.
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6.
Bern C, Montgomery SP, Herwaldt BL, Rassi A Jr, Marin-Neto JA, Dantas RO, Maguire JH, Acquatella H, Morillo C, Kirchhoff LV, Gilman RH, Reyes PA, Salvatella R, Moore AC, 2007. Evaluation and treatment of Chagas disease in the United States. JAMA 298: 2171–2181.
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7.
World Health Organization, 2014. Fact Sheet no. 340: Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis). Available at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs340/en/index.html. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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8.
Pew Hispanic Center, 2010. Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States. Available at: http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/02/21/statistical-portrait-of-the-foreign-born-population-in-the-united-states-2010/. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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9.
Hoefer M, Rytina N, Baker BC, 2010. Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010. Available at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2010.pdf. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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10.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014. American Trypanosomiasis (Also Known as Chagas Disease). Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/index.html. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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11.
United States Census Bureau, 2010. Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Available at: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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12.
Schiffler RJ, Mansur GP, Navin TR, Limpakarnjanarat K, 1984. Indigenous Chagas' disease (American trypanosomiasis) in California. JAMA 251: 2983–2984.
-
13.
Stramer SL, 2006. Ongoing Clinical Evaluations of a Chagas' ELISA in US Blood Donors; Trypanosoma cruzi Antibody Prevalence in Three Regions of the American Red Cross. October 23, 2006. Presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Red Cross Blood Banks.
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14.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007. Blood donor screening for Chagas disease–United States, 2006–2007. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 56: 141–143.
-
15.
Bern C, Montgomery SP, Katz L, Caglioti S, Stramer SL, 2008. Chagas disease and the US blood supply. Curr Opin Infect Dis 21: 476–482.
-
16.
Leiby DA, Herron RM Jr, Read EJ, Lenes BA, Stumpf RJ, 2002. Trypanosoma cruzi in Los Angeles and Miami blood donors: impact of evolving donor demographics on seroprevalence and implications for transfusion transmission. Transfusion 42: 549–555.
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17.
Kun H, Moore A, Mascola L, Steurer F, Lawrence G, Kubak B, Radhakrishna S, Leiby D, Herron R, Mone T, Hunter R, Kuehnert M, 2009. Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi by heart transplantation. Clin Infect Dis 48: 1534–1540.
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18.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006. Chagas disease after organ transplantation–Los Angeles, California, 2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 55: 798–800.
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19.
Johnson H, 2011. Just the Facts: Immigrants and Education. Public Policy Institute of California; April 2011. Available at: http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/jtf/JTF_ImmigrantsEducationJTF.pdf. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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20.
Acosta YD, Patricia de la Cruz G, 2011. The Foreign Born from Latin America and the Caribbean: 2010. United States Census Bureau; September 2011. Available at: http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-15.pdf. Accessed July 14, 2014.
-
21.
Guzman-Bracho C, 2001. Epidemiology of Chagas disease in Mexico: an update. Trends Parasitol 17: 372–376.
-
22.
Cruz-Reyes A, Pickering-Lopez JM, 2006. Chagas disease in Mexico: an analysis of geographical distribution during the past 76 years–a review. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 101: 345–354.
-
23.
Medecins Sans Frontieres, 2005. Mexico: Chagas Project Closes. Available at: http://www.msf.org/msf/articles/2005/05/mexico-chagas-project-closes.cfm. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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24.
Capps L, Abad B, 2004. Chagas cardiomyopathy and serologic testing in a small rural hospital in Chiapas, Mexico. Rev Panam Salud Publica 15: 337–340.
-
25.
Attaran A, 2006. Chagas' disease in Mexico. Lancet 368: 1768.
-
26.
Medecins Sans Frontieres, 2004. Mexico: Changing Care to Fit Current Needs. Available at: http://www.msf.org/msf/articles/2004/12/mexico-changing-care-to-fit-current-needs.cfm. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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27.
Dias JC, Silveira AC, Schofield CJ, 2002. The impact of Chagas disease control in Latin America: a review. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 97: 603–612.
-
28.
Prata A, 2001. Clinical and epidemiological aspects of Chagas disease. Lancet Infect Dis 1: 92–100.
-
29.
Dorn PL, Perniciaro L, Yabsley MJ, Roellig DM, Balsamo G, Diaz J, Wesson D, 2007. Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana. Emerg Infect Dis 13: 605–607.
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30.
National Alliance for Hispanic Health, 2008. Chagas Disease Initiative Focus Group Report. December 2008. Washington, DC: National Alliance for Hispanic Health.
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31.
Stimpert KK, Montgomery SP, 2010. Physician awareness of Chagas disease, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 16: 871–872.
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32.
Newport F, 2010. Americans' Church Attendance Inches Up in 2010: Increase Accompanies Rise in Economic Confidence. Available at: http://www.gallup.com/poll/141044/americans-church-attendance-inches-2010.aspx. Accessed July 14, 2014.
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| Abstract Views | 491 | 373 | 32 |
| Full Text Views | 403 | 19 | 0 |
| PDF Downloads | 130 | 15 | 0 |