| analysis of an acute chagas disease outbreak in the brazilian amazon: human cases, triatomines, reservoir mammals and parasites. | an outbreak of chagas disease occurred in mazagão, amapá, brazilian amazon in 1996. seventeen of 26 inhabitants presented symptoms compatible with acute chagas disease and were submitted to parasitological and serological tests. all 17 were positive in at least one parasitological test and 11 were also igm or igg anti-trypanosoma cruzi positive. the nine asymptomatic patients were negative for parasites and one was positive for igg anti-t. cruzi. sixty-eight triatomines were captured (66 rhodniu ... | 2009 | 19118852 |