Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition with a high burden of morbidity and mortality. It has considerable psychological, social, and economic impacts. The disease represents a significant public health issue in Brazil, with different regional patterns. This document presents the evidence that resulted in the Brazilian Consensus on Chagas Disease. The objective was to review and standardize strategies for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of Chagas disease in the country, based on the available scientific evidence. The consensus is based on the articulation and strategic contribution of renowned Brazilian experts with knowledge and experience on various aspects of the disease. It is the result of a close collaboration between the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine and the Ministry of Health. It is hoped that this document will strengthen the development of integrated actions against Chagas disease in the country, focusing on epidemiology, management, comprehensive care (including families and communities), communication, information, education, and research .

Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition that presents high morbidity and mortality burden, with considerable psychological, social, and economic impact. The disease represents a significant public health issue in Brazil, with different regional patterns. This document presents the evidence that resulted in the Brazilian Consensus on Chagas Disease. The objective was to review and standardize strategies for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of Chagas disease in the country, based on the available scientific evidence. The consensus is based on collaboration and contribution of renowned Brazilian experts with vast knowledge and experience on various aspects of the disease. It is the result of close collaboration between the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine and the Ministry of Health. This document shall strengthen the development of integrated control measures against Chagas disease in the country, focusing on epidemiology, management, comprehensive care (including families and communities), communication, information, education, and research.

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O objetivo do artigo foi confirmar e descrever um surto da doença de Chagas aguda por transmissão oral na mesorregião Oeste Potiguar, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo do tipo série de casos, tendo como fonte de dados os registros de atendimentos médicos e entrevistas com os casos suspeitos entre 16 de setembro e 19 de novembro de 2015. Realizou-se pesquisa entomológica nas prováveis localidades de infecção dos casos de doença de Chagas aguda. Foram confirmados 18 casos de doença de Chagas aguda em residentes de quatro municípios do Rio Grande do Norte. Os sinais e sintomas mais relatados foram febre e fraqueza (n = 18), seguidos de mialgia (n = 17), prostração, inapetência e edema de membros inferiores (n = 15). A mediana de duração da febre foi de 20 dias (intervalo: 6 a 45 dias). Quinze casos foram confirmados por critério laboratorial e três por vínculo epidemiológico com clínica compatível. Todos os casos confirmados relataram ter consumido caldo de cana da mesma procedência. Foram capturados 110 triatomíneos na fazenda onde ocorreu a moagem da cana consumida. Os insetos estavam no peridomicílio, em amontoados de lenha e próximos ao engenho. A maioria dos exemplares capturados era da espécie Triatoma brasiliensis, e apresentou um índice de infecção natural de 63%. Foi confirmado surto da doença de Chagas de transmissão oral por ingestão de caldo de cana contaminado por triatomíneo infectado, evidenciado pelo vínculo epidemiológico entre os casos investigados e a pesquisa entomológica no local provável de infecção.

Chagas is a potentially fatal chronic disease affecting large numbers of people across the Americas and exported throughout the world through human population movement. It is caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, which is transmitted by triatomine vectors to humans and a wide range of alternative host species. The database described here was compiled to allow the risk of vectorial transmission to humans to be mapped using geospatial models. The database collates all available records, published since 2003, for prevalence and occurrence of infection in humans, vectors and alternative hosts, and links each record to a defined time and location. A total of 16,802 records of infection have been extracted from the published literature and unpublished sources. The resulting database can be used to improve our understanding of the geographic variation in vector infection prevalence and to estimate the risk of vectorial transmission of T. cruzi to humans.