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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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Different infective forms trigger distinct immune response in experimental Chagas disease. [PDF]

, 2012
Although metacyclic and blood trypomastigotes are completely functional in relation to parasite-host interaction and/or target cell invasion, they differ in the molecules present on the surface.
Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Carneiro Cláudia Martins, Martins-Filho, Olindo Assis, Alexandre Barbosa Reis, Cláudia Martins Carneiro, Francisco Amanda Fortes, Washington Luiz Tafuri, Carvalho, Andrea Teixeira, Machado Evandro Marques de Meneses, Nogueira, Nívia Carolina, Franscisco, Amanda Fortes, Evandro Marques de Meneses Machado, Vieira, Paula Melo de Abreu, Fonseca, Kátia da Silva, Francisco, Amanda Fortes, Andrea Teixeira-Carvalho, Paula Melo de Abreu Vieira, Nogueira, N??via Carolina, Machado, Evandro Marques de Menezes, Vieira Paula Melo de Abreu, Machado, Evandro Marques de Meneses, Tafuri, Washington Luiz, Reis Alexandre Barbosa, Teixeira-Carvalho Andrea, Reis, Alexandre Barbosa, Martins-Filho Olindo Assis, Nívia Carolina Nogueira, Kátia da Silva Fonseca, Carvalho, Andréa Teixeira de, Nogueira Nívia Carolina, Amanda Fortes Francisco, Tafuri Washington Luiz, Teixeira-Carvalho, Andrea, Carneiro, Cláudia Martins, Martins Filho, Olindo Assis, Fonseca Kátia da Silva   +35 more
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A panel of ten microsatellite loci for the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). [PDF]

, 2008
Rhodnius prolixus is the main vector of Chagas disease in Venezuela, where it is found colonising rural housing consisting of unplastered adobe walls with palm and/or metal roofs.
Watts, PC, Feliciangeli, MD, Miles, MA, Kemp, SJ, Feliciangeli, M.D., Fitzpatrick, S., Watts, P.C., Miles, M.A., Fitzpatrick, S, Kemp, Stephen J., Kemp, S.J.   +10 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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Current situation and perspectives regarding human Chagas disease in midwestern of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014
Recognising the importance of Chagas disease in Brazil, Bambuí set up epidemiological surveillance for Chagas disease in 1974 and was the first municipality to do so.
Christiane Santos Matos, José Eloy dos Santos Júnior, Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso Medeiros, Eliana Furtado, João Carlos Pinto Dias   +4 more
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Research needs for Chagas disease prevention.

, 2010
We present an overview of the two main strategies for the primary (vector control) and secondary (patient care) prevention of Chagas disease (CD). We identify major advances, knowledge gaps, and key research needs in both areas.
Santos, Walter S, Schofield, Christopher J., Abad-Franch, Fernando, Schofield, Christopher J   +3 more
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Population movements, borders, and Chagas disease [PDF]

, 2021
Currently, Chagas disease is a complex global health problem with local and global implications. In the present article, we approach this complexity from the perspective of human mobility and its effects on people?s health in places of origin and in ...
Ventura Garcia, Laia, Sanmartino, Mariana, Avaria, Andrea, Ventura-Garcia, Laia, Ventura Garcia, Laia; id_orcid, Van der Laat, Carlos   +5 more
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Effect of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program on quality of life of patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: results from the PEACH randomized clinical trial

Scientific Reports
To investigate the effect of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC).
Marcelo Carvalho Vieira, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Paula Simplício da Silva, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Flavia Mazzoli-Rocha, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa, Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Marcelo Teixeira de Holanda, Daniel Arthur Barata Kasal, Henrique Silveira Costa, Juliana Pereira Borges, Michel Silva Reis, Luiz Fernando Rodrigues Junior, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano   +15 more
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Duration of COVID-19 symptoms in children: a longitudinal study in a Rio de Janeiro favela, Brazil

BMJ Open
Objectives COVID-19 in children is generally of short duration, but some may take longer to recover. This study investigated the time to symptom resolution following SARS-CoV-2 infection among children in a community setting on the outskirts of an urban ...
Patrícia Brasil, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, Leonardo Bastos, Marilia Carvalho, Fernanda Esthefane Garrides Oliveira, Heloísa Ferreira Pinto Santos, Luana Santana Damasceno, Luiza Sales Franco, Liege Maria Abreu de Carvalho, Trevon Louis Fuller, Lusiele Guaraldo   +10 more
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