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A tropical disease in Switzerland: Call for coordinated action on Chagas disease
The road map sets out global targets to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate different NTDs by 2030. More information: Vincent Chollet et al, Chagas disease in Switzerland: current situation ...
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A little-known parasite infects 300,000 people in the U.S.
However it had happened, my family understood this: A New York doctor had diagnosed my auntie with Chagas disease ... I stepped into a world both balmy and dimly lit. Think of a mild summer ...
Baylor College of Medicine4y
Chagas Disease Vaccine
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi), transmitted by triatomines (kissing bugs), affects by some estimates as many as 9-10 million people around the world. In total, ...
Nature2y
Chagas collaboration aims to tackle ‘kissing bug’ disease
Listed as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (WHO), Chagas is a potentially fatal illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasite is transmitted via blood ...
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Landmark study of Chagas disease in Paraguay supports use of rapid tests to improve access to diagnosis
Rapid tests could be used to diagnose Chagas disease in resource-limited areas. The results of this research show that the prevalence of Chagas in an indigenous community in Paraguay is six times ...