Chagas disease is a leading cause of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy in Latin America and
an infection of emerging importance in the USA. Recent studies have uncovered evidence of
an active peridomestic cycle in southern states, yet autochthonous transmission to humans
has been rarely reported. We conducted a systematic review of the literature and public
health department reports to investigate suspected or confirmed locally acquired cases of
Chagas in the USA. We found 76 cases of contemporary suspected or confirmed locally …