Resumen de Prevalencia serológica de la enfermedad de chagas en niños de 1 - 5 años en el municipio de Tarabuco, Noviembre 2008.
Bolivia is one of the countries with higher percentage of people infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, It is especially due to poverty, housing infrastructure, lack of knowledge about this disease. The specific laboratory diagnosis of Chagas infection was performed according to the disease stage. In chronic phase serological diagnosis methods was used as Fast Immunochromatography, Indirect Hemagglutination (ELISA) for Chagas. All steps from sampling to delivery of results were. Fulfilled. A total of 209 children aged 1-5 years took in Communities Township Tarabuco response to the objectives is known that 202 children were equivalent with negative serology for Chagas to 97%, and 7-seropositive Chagas equivalent to 3%.
