| seroprevalence of trypanosoma cruzi infection in schoolchildren and in pregnant women from an amazonian region in orellana province, ecuador. | chagas disease is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan parasite trypanosoma cruzi and about 230,000 persons are estimated to be infected in ecuador. however, limited studies have been performed in the amazon region, on the eastern side of the country. we evaluated here the seroprevalence of trypanosoma cruzi infection in 12 rural villages of the loreto canton, orellana province in schoolchildren aged 5-15 years and in pregnant women. a total of 1,649 blood samples were tested for trypanos ... | 2015 | 26283751 |