Congenital Chagas disease: alert of research negligence

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD), a neglected endemic disease in Latin America, has acquired new epidemiological characteristics with an increase in the importance of alternative transmission routes such as congenital transmission. We evaluated the scientific research on this subject. METHODS: We searched the Scielo, BVS, and PubMed databases from 2006 to 2017. RESULTS: We identified a small number of published articles, mostly in journals with an impact factor less than 3.0. Studies on human congenital transmission of CD were carried out in only seven different countries. CONCLUSIONS: Our data highlight the lack of research on congenital CD.

引言：恰加斯病（Chagas disease，CD）是拉丁美洲地区一种被忽视的地方性传染病，随着先天性传播等替代传播途径的重要性日益凸显，其流行病学特征出现了新变化。本研究针对该主题开展了科学研究评估。
方法：我们于2006年至2017年间，检索了Scielo、BVS及PubMed数据库。
结果：本次研究仅识别到少量已发表的相关文章，且绝大多数刊载于影响因子低于3.0的期刊。针对人类先天性恰加斯病的研究仅在7个不同国家开展。
结论：本研究数据凸显了先天性恰加斯病相关研究的匮乏。