Bern Caryn, Montgomery Susan P
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 1;49(5):e52-4. doi: 10.1086/605091.
Chagas disease causes the highest burden of any parasitic disease in the Western hemisphere. By applying published seroprevalence figures to immigrant populations, we estimate that 300,167 individuals with Trypanosoma cruzi infection live in the United States, with 30,000-45,000 cardiomyopathy cases and 63-315 congenital infections annually. T. cruzi causes a substantial disease burden in the United States.
恰加斯病是西半球所有寄生虫病中造成负担最重的疾病。通过将已公布的血清阳性率数据应用于移民人群，我们估计美国有300167名感染克氏锥虫的个体，每年有30000 - 45000例心肌病病例以及63 - 315例先天性感染病例。克氏锥虫在美国造成了相当大的疾病负担。
