On the juice? Trypanosoma cruzi vectorial-oral outbreak investigation in a semi-arid rural area of Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral transmission of Chagas disease has been registered in rural and periurban areas of South America. In Brazil, outbreaks have involved food, sugar cane juice, water, or soup contaminated with infected triatomines or their feces. Here, we report an investigation into an acute Chagas disease outbreak in a rural area of the municipality of Serrolândia, in the semi-arid region of Bahia, Brazil.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive study based on primary care information, epidemiological evaluation, entomological surveillance, and molecular analysis. The investigation began after the death of a 12-year-old child. The study population included triatomines, animals (one opossum, three cats, and two dogs), and a human family of five individuals. We performed serological

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12859902 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature