Prevalence of Chagas disease in Latin-American migrants living in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have assessed the burden of Chagas disease in non-endemic countries and most of them are based on prevalence estimates from Latin American (LA) countries that likely differ from the prevalence in migrants living in Europe. The aim of this study was to systematically review the existing data informing current understanding of the prevalence of Chagas disease in LA migrants living in European countries.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting prevalence of Chagas disease in European countries belonging to the European Union (EU) before 2004 in accordance with the MOOSE guidelines and based on the database sources MEDLINE and Global Health. No restrictions were placed on study date, study design or language of publi

SUBMITTER: Requena-Mendez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4332678 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature