CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR CHAGAS DISEASE
THE CENTER
APPROXIMATELY 300,000
PEOPLE LIVE
wITH CHAGAS DISEASE
IN THE UNITED STATES
THE CENTER
We have been designated by the CDC as the first Center of Excellence for the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas Disease in the United States of America.
We are based at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in the North East of the San Fernando Valley in the greater Los Angeles area.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Once or twice a month, volunteers from our center go out to the community to churches, parks, civic centers to offer free chagas screening at health fair events.
ON-CAMPUS SCREENING
T. Cruzi screening is routinely performed to patients in Olive View-UCLA Medical Center who present with:
- cardiomyopahty
- abnormal electric conduction in ECG
- pregnancy
- newborns of Chagas positive mothers
At the Center we are aware that Chagas patients are across the US and it is hard to travel to receive treatment. We offer to guide physicians from other counties and states in order to provide treatment to their patients.
We also consult with other hospitals across the US for diagnosis and treatment of Chagas Disase.
CONSULTATION
Treatment is offered once diagnosis is confirmed through the CDC.
Currently only two drugs, Nifurtimox and Benznidazole, are available to use in the United States but, unfortunately none is FDA approved.
TREATMENT
