Chagas disease in Switzerland : current situation, challenges and opportunities

Article Article scientifique Revue de la littérature Chagas disease in Switzerland : current situation, challenges and opportunities eng 2024-12-19 2024-12-19 author Chollet Vincent Georges 0000-0001-6568-7809 88862 author Rapp Elise 0000-0002-4100-6164 738329 author Velarde-Rodriguez Mar 0009-0005-7179-0534 author Gold Marina author Mäser Pascal author Fehr Jan 0000-0003-1113-9895 author Monnier Nora 0000-0001-5140-8549 author Jackson Yves-Laurent Julien 0000-0001-5619-333X 83989 Médecine de premier recours hospitalo-universitaire (MPRHU) author Albajar-Viñas Pedro 0000-0002-3530-8078 author De Salazar Pablo M. 0000-0002-8096-2001 3719 10.57187/s.3719 40018893 1424-3997 https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3719 <p>Chagas disease is a parasitic infection found mainly in continental Latin America. However, it is now present globally due to increasing international mobility and its lifelong persistence in the absence of timely treatment. In Switzerland, this neglected tropical disease presents a significant challenge because of its high potential for transmission, severe clinical manifestations and complications, and a lack of medical and public health programs at both the cantonal and national levels. This paper reviews the medical and public health interventions addressing Chagas disease in countries outside Latin America. It provides a specific perspective on the challenges, opportunities, and strategies for the elimination of Chagas disease as a public health problem within the Swiss context. This article concludes with the introduction of the newly created Swiss Chagas Network, which aims to develop strategies for improving the management of Chagas disease in Switzerland.</p> Chagas Disease / diagnosis Chagas Disease / epidemiology Chagas Disease / prevention & control Humans Latin America / epidemiology Public Health Switzerland / epidemiology Trypanosoma cruzi Dewey 613 201 Institut de médecine de premier recours 22A9 false Swiss medical weekly 154 12 13ca2c36-9c05-4daf-94a7-6812dee28971 Article (Published version) Public Article_scientifique_from_crossref.pdf 966733 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 693194525825ce0cd5d841de12e05eaebd992d8085c0347f6e4161615422a469 openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine de premier recours

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