Abstract

Addressing the neglect: Chagas disease in London, UK.

Highlights

  • Chagas disease is an emerging but still largely unrecognised infectious parasitic disease in European countries.[1]

  • The number of residents in London who were originally from the 21 endemic countries in Central and South America was calculated from the 2011 UK National Census[4] and was stratified by borough

  • For endemic Latin American countries without data in the meta-analysis, the prevalence was obtained from a report based on 2010 estimates of Chagas disease in Latin America.[5]

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Summary

Introduction

Chagas disease is an emerging but still largely unrecognised infectious parasitic disease in European countries.[1]. The number of residents in London who were originally from the 21 endemic countries in Central and South America was calculated from the 2011 UK National Census[4] and was stratified by borough.

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