Clavijo N. A. S. auteur aut IRD Postigo J. R. auteur aut IRD Schneider Dominique auteur aut IRD Santalla J. A. auteur aut IRD Brutus Laurent auteur aut IRD Chippaux Jean-Philippe auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Congenital transmission of Chagas disease stand out as a major public health problem since the vector control was performed in all endemic areas and has shown its effectiveness. An epidemiological study was performed in three maternity hospitals of the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia from 2006 to 2008. The serological screening for Trypanosoma cruzi infection was carried out in 15,767 pregnant women. Chagas infection was detected in 3725 women (23.6%), who gave birth to 125 newborns infected by T. cruzi at birth, representing an incidence of 790 per 100,000 births during a period of 16 months and a vertical transmission rate by 3.4%. There was a significant difference between hospitals that might be explained by socio-economic origins of mothers and diagnostic constraints. specialized Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas disease Congenital infection Bolivia 052 124 1 87-91 2012 0001-706X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057145 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.06.012 0001-706X [F B010057145] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057145 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2012/09/010057145.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2012-10-03 2017-08-23 fdi:010057145 fre