Key result
Targeted maternal screening and early treatment prevent vertical transmission of congenital Chagas disease.
Early detection and treatment of congenital Chagas disease and screening of at-risk women are crucial to prevent disease progression and transmission.
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Congenital Chagas underdiagnosis warrants screening at-risk women in non-endemic areas; leaves open population-level impact of such programs.
Norman et al. (2014) conducted a review in Congenital Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi infection). Management and screening of congenital Chagas disease was evaluated. Congenital Chagas disease requires early detection and treatment, screening of at-risk pregnant women, and treatment of non-pregnant women of childbearing age to prevent vertical transmission.
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