Cross-Sectional Serological Survey of Human Fascioliasis in Canutama Municipality in Western Amazon, Brazil.

Background: Fascioliasis is an important parasitic disease. In the northern region of Brazil, a human parasite infection has been reported through a coprological survey. Eggs of were found in fecal samples of 11 individuals.

Outbreak of acute Chagas disease associated with oral transmission in the Rio Negro region, Brazilian Amazon.

Introduction: Chagas disease is considered as emerging in the Brazilian Amazon, usually occurring in acute outbreaks.

Methods: We describe 17 cases of acute Chagas disease in Rio Negro, Amazonas.

Results: There were 15 males (average age, 31.