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. 2021 Oct 8;225(9):1601–1610. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab513

Table 3.

Studies on Prevalence of Chagas Disease in Latin American-Born Populations in the United States (2010–2020)a

Study Population Prevalence, %
Castro-Sesquen et al 2020 [13] 1514 people in the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area (community screening program) 3.8
Hernandez et al 2019 [14] 189 relatives of 86 previously diagnosed patients with Chagas Disease 7.4
Manne-Goehler et al 2019 [15] 5125 people from endemic regions screened in primary care setting in East Boston 1.0
Meymandi et al 2017 [16] 4755 Latin American-born residents of Los Angeles (community screening program) 1.2
Traina et al 2017 [17] 327 hospital patients with electrocardiogram abnormalities 5.2
Park et al 2017 [18] 80 patients with pacemakers 7.5
Traina et al 2015 [19] 135 hospital patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy 19.0
Kapelusznik et al 2013 [20] 39 hospital patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy 13.0

All study populations consist of people who were born or lived a significant amount of time in endemic countries of Latin America.