Challenges and perspectives of Chagas disease: a review

dc.contributor.authorMarques Pereira, Paulo Camara [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorNavarro, Elaine Cristina [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionEduvale Sch Avare
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T13:10:32Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T13:10:32Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-19
dc.description.abstractChagas disease (CD), also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by the flagellated protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and affects an estimated 8 to 10 million people worldwide. In Latin America, 25 million people live in risk areas, while in 2008 alone, 10,000 CD-related deaths were reported. This review aimed to evaluate the challenges of CD control, future perspectives, and actions performed worldwide to control expansion of the disease and its impact on public health in Latin America.en
dc.description.affiliationSao Paulo State Univ UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu Med Sch, Dept Trop Dis, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationEduvale Sch Avare, Avare, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespSao Paulo State Univ UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu Med Sch, Dept Trop Dis, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-19-34
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Venomous Animals And Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. London: Biomed Central Ltd, v. 19, 8 p., 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1678-9199-19-34
dc.identifier.fileWOS000332329600001.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1678-9199
dc.identifier.lattes1365320427418204
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/112220
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000332329600001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBiomed Central Ltd.
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.782
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,573
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectControl of Chagas diseaseen
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen
dc.subjectTransmissionen
dc.titleChallenges and perspectives of Chagas disease: a reviewen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderBiomed Central Ltd
unesp.author.lattes1365320427418204
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-5771-8943[1]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina, Botucatupt

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