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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 Background In Mexico, estimates of Chagas disease prevalence and burden vary widely. Updating surveillance data is therefore an important priority to ensure that Chagas disease does not remain a barrier to the development of Mexico's most vulnerable ...
A. Arnal +4 more
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Autochthonous Chagas Disease in the United States: How Are People Getting Infected?
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020 In the United States, Chagas disease is diagnosed in less than 1% of the estimated > 300,000 people who have the disease. However, the actual prevalence remains unknown, and these estimates may be wide of the mark (too high or too low).
Norman L. Beatty, S. Klotz
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Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Minor salivary gland cancer (MiSGC) is a rare and heterogeneous disease, with different degrees of tumor aggressiveness. The scarce data in the literature show that the presence of lymph node metastases (LNMs) negatively impacts the prognosis.
Eduardo Wanderley Estanislau da Costa +6 more
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Prenatal disorders and congenital Zika syndrome in squirrel monkeys
Scientific Reports, 2021 During the Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in Brazil (2015–2016), the clinical manifestations associated with its infection were complex and included miscarriage and congenital malformations, not previously described.
Aline Amaral Imbeloni +16 more
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The history of Chagas disease: reflections on science in action [PDF]
, 2022 Simone Petraglia Kropf +1 more
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Animal models of Chagas disease and their translational value to drug development
Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2020 Introduction American trypanosomiasis, better known as Chagas disease, is a global public health issue. Current treatments targeting the causative parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, are limited to two old nitroheterocyclic compounds; new, safer drugs are ...
E. Chatelain, Ivan Scandale
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Hormonal contraception, especially combined oral contraceptives, is associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk. Thus, we aimed to analyze the use of hormonal contraceptive methods in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), with a focus on determining whether contraceptive use follows the cardiovascular profile of women ...
Isabela Pereira Fonseca Brusth +2 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004 In order to investigate the pathogenicity of the virus strain GOI 4191 that was isolated from a fatal adverse event after yellow fever virus (YFV) vaccination, an experimental assay using hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) as animal model and YFV 17DD ...
Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues +9 more
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Astrocyte Apoptosis and HIV Replication Are Modulated in Host Cells Coinfected with Trypanosoma cruzi [PDF]
, 2017 The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease. In immunosuppressed individuals, as it occurs in the coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the central nervous system may be affected. In this regard, reactivation
Burgos, Juan Miguel +5 more
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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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