Chagas -- Canada
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Congenitally acquired Chagas disease has rarely been reported in Canada (1,2). Although it is difficult to confirm, we hypothesized that these 3 adults with polymerase chain reaction-positive, indeterminate Chagas disease acquired their infection congenitally, as they were born in Canada, spent small periods of time in an endemic area (fewer than 3 months cumulatively) and were born to a mother who was parasitemic and never treated for Chagas disease.
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