Chagas disease is now a public health problem due to the detection of cases all around
the world. The migration of the Latin American populations to North America, Europe, Asia and
Oceania has made the parasite cross the seas, so as to secure the Trypanosoma cruzi survival by
means of blood transfusion and by congenital transmission from mother to offspring. The increasing
number of cases of Chagas disease detected in various countries all over the world urges the health
systems to be prepared to its proper diagnosis and treatment.
