Autochthonous Chagas Disease - Missouri, 2018
by from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on (#4ZN66)
In 2017, a person's blood donation in Missouri screened positive for antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Based on the epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory data, the reported case likely represents the first documented autochthonous case of Chagas disease in Missouri.