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. 2018 Apr 21;10:23–38. doi: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2018.04.002

Table 2.

Documented outbreaks of Chagas disease linked to consumption of berries and berry products (information obtained from Ruiz-Guevara et al., 2015).

Year Place No. of cases Type of berry/product
1998 Abaetetuba, Pará State, Brazil 11 Açaí
2003 Macapa, Amapá State, Brazil 10 Açaí juice
2004 Igarape da fotaleza, Amapá state, Brazil 27 Açaí juice
2004 Tefé, Amazonas state, Brazil 9 Açaí juice
2006 Belém, Pará State, Brazil 9 Açaí juice
2006 Barcarena, Pará State, Brazil 12 Açaí juice
2007 Breves and Bagre, Pará State, Brazil 25 Açaí
2010 Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil 17 Açaí Palm Fruit
2010 Santa Izabel do Rio
Negro (Amazonas State), Brazil
21 Açaí
2014 Belen, Pará State, Brazil 10 Açaí
2015 Carauari, Amazonas State, Brazil 12 Açaí