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Comparative analysis of health-related fitness in patients with acute versus chronic Chagas disease

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Introduction. Although Chagas disease causes high levels of morbidity, the muscle function and tolerance to physical activity in Chagas disease patients are still not completely understood. Objective.
Clara Narcisa Silva Almeida, Ariane Cardoso Vasconcelos, Caroline da Silva Sousa, Nivea Thayanne Melo Silva, Dilma do Socorro Moraes de Souza, Carlos Alberto Marques de Carvalho, Suellen Alessandra Soares de Moraes, Laura Maria Tomazi Neves   +7 more
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Chagas disease: a report of 17 suspected cases in Japan, 2012–2017

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2019
Background There are no reports on the prevalence of Chagas disease in Japan. Furthermore, screening programs and access to diagnosis and treatment have not been established.
Kazuo Imai, Kazuhisa Misawa, Morichika Osa, Norihito Tarumoto, Jun Sakai, Kei Mikita, Yusuke Sayama, Yuji Fujikura, Akihiko Kawana, Takashi Murakami, Shigefumi Maesaki, Sachio Miura, Takuya Maeda   +12 more
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Chagas Disease, France

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
Chagas disease (CD) is endemic to Latin America; its prevalence is highest in Bolivia. CD is sometimes seen in the United States and Canada among migrants from Latin America, whereas it is rare in Europe. We report 9 cases of imported CD in France from 2004 to 2006.
Lescure, François-Xavier, Canestri, Ana, Melliez, Hugues, Jauréguiberry, Stéphane, Develoux, Michel, Dorent, Richard, Guiard-Schmid, Jean-Baptiste, Bonnard, Philippe, Ajana, Faïza, Rolla, Valeria, Carlier, Yves, Gay, Frederick, Elghouzzi, Marie-Hélène, Danis, Martin, Pialoux, Gilles   +14 more
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Illegal Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental Degradation in Yanomami Indigenous Lands, and Regulatory Failures

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Illegal gold mining has emerged as a major sustainability threat in the Amazon, eroding Indigenous rights, forest integrity, and climate mitigation efforts. This study examines how international market incentives relate to the expansion of illegal mining and associated deforestation within the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT) from 2008 to ...
Shirléia Lago Santos, Ana Claudia de Araujo Moxotó, Jurandir Moura Dutra   +2 more
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Assessment of Oxidative Stress, Vitellogenin, and Human Health Risks Derived From Nile Tilapia Exposed to Metals and Metalloids in Southeastern Brazil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban coastal lagoons are highly vulnerable ecosystems increasingly affected by metal contamination, as well as multiple anthropogenic stressors. This study evaluated ecotoxicological and human health risks associated with chronic metal exposure in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from an anthropogenically impacted lagoon in southeastern ...
Julia Araújo Alves, Priscila M. O. Muniz Cunha, Shênia Patrícia Corrêa Novo, Lorena Oliveira Souza Soares, Tatiana Dillenburg Saint‐Pierre, Fábio Veríssimo Correia, André Luís de Sá Salomão, Rachel Ann Hauser‐Davis, Enrico Mendes Saggioro   +8 more
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The chronic gastrointestinal manifestations of Chagas disease

Clinics, 2009
Chagas disease is an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease mainly affects the nervous system, digestive system and heart.
Nilce Mitiko Matsuda, Steven M. Miller, Paulo R. Barbosa Evora   +2 more
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Comparison of 1-year healthcare resource utilization and related costs for patients with heart failure in the Chagas and non-Chagas matched cohorts

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2022
Background: Chagas disease is one of the leading causes of heart failure (HF) in Latin Americans, and there are limited data available that examine related costs of care for patients with HF.
Mario J. Olivera, Adriana Arévalo, Lyda Muñoz, Sofía Duque, Juan Bedoya, Gabriel Parra-Henao   +5 more
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Chagas disease 101 [PDF]

Nature, 2010
It is 101 years since Carlos Chagas discovered the parasite responsible for the disease that now bears his name. What progress has been made since this discovery? Here Julie Clayton gives the low-down on Chagas disease.
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Rotenone Induces Morphological Damage and Reduction in Catecholamine Levels in the Central Nervous System of the Ascidian Styela plicata

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ascidians are invertebrates that occupy a key phylogenetic position as a sister group of the vertebrates. The organization of their central nervous system (CNS), with cortex and medulla, indicates a plesiomorphic character of the gray and white matter of vertebrates, making this group of animals useful for studies of neurodegenerative events ...
Andressa de Abreu Mello, Carlos Augusto Borges de Andrade Gomes, Rafaela Rocha dos Santos, Cintia Monteiro de Barros, Silvana Allodi   +4 more
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Economic costs of Chagas disease in Colombia in 2017: A social perspective

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objective: To quantify the costs of Chagas disease in Colombia from a societal perspective in 2017. Methods: A cost-of-illness analysis was carried out using a prevalence-based approach.
Mario J. Olivera, Giancarlo Buitrago
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