Problems and perspectives for Chagas disease control: in search of a realistic analysis

Chagas disease was an important medical and social problem in almost all of Latin America throughout the twentieth century. It has been combated over a broad swath of this continent over recent decades, with very satisfactory results in terms of vector and transfusional transmission. Today, a survei...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2008-03, Vol.41 (2), p.193-196
Main Authors: Dias, João Carlos Pinto, Prata, Aluizio, Correia, Dalmo
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Chagas Disease - epidemiology
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