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Cultural barriers to effective communication between Indigenous communities and health care providers in Northern Argentina: an anthropological contribution to Chagas disease prevention and control [PDF]

, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Ninety percent of the aboriginal communities of Argentina are located in areas of endemic vectorial transmission of Chagas disease. Control activities in these communities have not been effective.
Braunstein, Jose Alberto, Dell Arciprete, Paula, Dinardi, Matias Andres, Llovet, Ignacio Diego, Sosa-Estani, Sergio Alejandro, Touris, María Cecilia   +5 more
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Electrocardiogram in Chagas disease [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2018
Since the initial descriptions of Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), the electrocardiography has played a key role in patient evaluations. The diagnostic criterion of chronic ChCM is the presence of characteristic electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in seropositive individuals, regardless of the presence of symptoms.
Brito, Bruno Oliveira de Figueiredo, Ribeiro, Antônio Luiz Pinho   +1 more
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Insights from quantitative and mathematical modelling on the proposed WHO 2030 goals for Chagas disease [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Gates Open Research, 2019
Chagas disease (CD) persists as one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with a particularly large impact in the Americas. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed goals for CD elimination as a public health problem to be reached by ...
Collaborating Group on Chagas Disease Modelling
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A multicenter comparative study of the performance of four rapid immunochromatographic tests for the detection of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies in Brazil

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) infection in the chronic phase of Chagas disease (CD) is performed by serologic testing. Conventional tests are currently used with very good results but require time, laboratory infrastructure, and expertise ...
Jacqueline Araújo Domingos Iturra, Leonardo Maia Leony, Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso Medeiros, Job Alves de Souza Filho, Liliane da Rocha Siriano, Suelene Brito Tavares, Alejandro Ostermayer Luquetti, Vinícius Silva Belo, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Fred Luciano Neves Santos, Fred Luciano Neves Santos   +11 more
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Management of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis [PDF]

, 2012
<p>Background: The current treatments for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease and leishmaniasis (collectively referred to as the kinetoplastid diseases) are far from ideal but, for some, there has been significant recent progress ...
Alsford, Alvar, Alvar, Barrett, Barrett, Ben Salah, Berman, Bern, Brun, Brun, Burri, Chappuis, Coura, Croft, Croft, El-Sayed, Frearson, Hailu, Jacobs, Jacobs, Le Loup, Lessa, M. P. Barrett, Miranda-Verastegui, Paine, Pinazo, Priotto, Rassi, Reithinger, Rodgers, S. L. Croft, Stuart, Sundar, Sundar, Sundar, Sundar, Torreele, Vanhollebeke, Vincent, Voogd   +39 more
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Repolarization Parameters Are Associated With Mortality In Chagas Disease Patients In The United States

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2014
Objective: The goal of this study was to examine the association between ECG repolarization parameters and mortality in Chagas disease (CD) patients living in the United States.
Jason Bradfield, MD, Brandon Woodbury, MD, Mahmoud Traina, MD, Salvador Hernandez, MD, Robin Wachsner, MD, Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, Sheba Meymandi, MD   +6 more
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Acute chagas disease: new global challenges for an old neglected disease. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Chagas disease is caused by infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and although over 100 years have passed since the discovery of Chagas disease, it still presents an increasing problem for global public health.
Daniela V Andrade, Kenneth J Gollob, Walderez O Dutra   +2 more
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Função do átrio esquerdo na miocardiopatia chagásica Function of the left atrium in the Chagas' cardiomyopathy

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2005
OBJETIVO: Estudar a função do átrio esquerdo em portadores de miocardiopatia dilatada de etiologia chagásica e correlacioná-la à função diastólica e à classe funcional.
Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes, Márcia de Melo Barbosa, Édson Siqueira da Rocha, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha   +3 more
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Troponin in Chagas disease [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003
Chagas disease is still a major tropical diseasein Latin America, affecting 16 to 18 million people.About 6 million people are infected with thecausative organism, Trypanosoma cruzi , in Brazil[1]. However, it often remains for decades in itsindeterminate form, symptomless, with tissue injuryin about 30% of the cases, which eventually willevolve to ...
Aras, Roque, Bastos, Claudilson, Mota, Gildo, Sodré, Fábio, Moreira, Agnaluce, Tavares, Armando, Lima, José Carlos   +6 more
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American trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease: Sexual transmission

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Objective: To contribute to the discussion on the research findings indicating the sexual transmission of American trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease in humans.
Clever Gomes, Adriana B. Almeida, Ana C. Rosa, Perla F. Araujo, Antonio R.L. Teixeira   +4 more
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