COVID-19: Implications for People with Chagas Disease

• Autor(a) principal: Zaidel, Ezequiel
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Forsyth, Colin, Novick, Gabriel, Marcus, Rachel, Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz, Pinazo, Maria Jesus, Morillo, Carlos, Echeverria, Luis Eduardo, Shikanai-Yasuda, Maria Aparecida, Buekens, Pierre, Perel, Pablo, Meymandi, Sheba, Ralston, Kate, Pinto, Fausto, Sosa-Estani, Sergio
• Tipo de documento: preprint
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: SciELO Preprints
• Texto Completo: https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/1144
• topic: Chagas disease; COVID-19; neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

As the global COVID-19 pandemic advances, it increasingly impacts the vulnerable populations who already bear a heavy burden of neglected tropical diseases. Chagas disease (CD), a neglected parasitic infection, is of particular concern because of its potential to cause cardiac, gastrointestinal, and other complications which could increase susceptibility to COVID-19. The over one million people worldwide with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy require special consideration because of COVID-19’s potential impact on the heart, yet the pandemic also affects treatment provision to people with acute or chronic indeterminate CD. In this document, a follow-up to the WHF-IASC Roadmap on CD, we assess the implications of coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of CD. Based on the limited evidence available, we provide preliminary guidance for testing, treatment, and management of patients affected by both diseases, while highlighting emerging healthcare access challenges and future research needs.