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Clinical Aspects in Foodborne Chagas Disease

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Trypanosoma cruzi as a Foodborne Pathogen

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Mode of transmission may affect clinical aspects of infection for many diseases that have different potential transmission routes, and this is also the case for Chagas disease, for which oral transmission has particular aspects of interest. In this chapter we not only consider the clinical aspects associated with oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, but also particular aspects associated with diagnosis and treatment. One aspect that is also of importance is that in an outbreak of foodborne Chagas disease, when there is the potential for many hundreds of people developing symptoms almost simultaneously, then different strategies for diagnosis and treatment, and preventing further infections occurring, must be implemented. Identification of asymptomatic cases is also important. This may put particular strains on health personnel and public health officials, who also need to disseminate information to a concerned population. Regardless of transmission route, development and implementation of more appropriate diagnostic tools and more effective treatment options are important goals.

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    Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya & Oscar Noya González

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de Noya, B.A., González, O.N. (2015). Clinical Aspects in Foodborne Chagas Disease. In: Trypanosoma cruzi as a Foodborne Pathogen. SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23410-6_4

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