Systematic Review of the Epidemiology of Chagas Disease in the Americas: a Call for Standardized Reporting of Chagas Disease Prevalence

Purpose of Review Estimates of Chagas disease (CD) seroprevalence in the Americas vary greatly. We lack an accurate representation of the state of the disease in this region for various reasons including intranational variability in prevalence and a lack of standardized diagnostic approaches. The goal of this review is to generate an estimate of CD burden in the Americas, by performing a systematic review of recent prevalence papers published after major vector control initiatives.