Feasibility, drug safety, and effectiveness of etiological treatment programs for Chagas disease in Honduras, Guatemala, and Bolivia: 10-year experience of Médecins Sans Frontières [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is a zoonotic or anthropozoonotic disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Predominantly affecting populations in poor areas of Latin America, medical care for this neglected disease is often
Oliver Yun +35 more
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New weapons to fight malaria transmission: A historical view
Entomological Research, Volume 52, Issue 5, Page 235-240, May 2022., 2022 Abstract The stagnation of our fight against malaria in recent years, mainly due to the development of mosquito insecticide resistance, argues for the urgent development of new weapons. The dramatic evolution of molecular tools in the last few decades led to a better understanding of parasite–mosquito interactions and coalesced in the development of ...
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1985 Trypanosoma cruzi prevalence rates of human, dog and cat populations from 47 households of 3 rural localities of the phytogeographical Chaqueña area of Argentina were determined both by serological and xenodiagnostic procedures.
Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli +4 more
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The burden of congenital Chagas disease and implementation of molecular diagnostic tools in Latin America [PDF]
, 2018 It is estimated that between 8000 and 15 000 Trypanosoma cruzi infected babies are born every year to infected mothers in Chagas disease endemic countries. Currently, poor access to and performance of the current diagnostic algorithm, based on microscopy
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Enfermedad de Chagas y embarazo [PDF]
Revista chilena de obstetricia y ginecología, 2011 Objetivo: Analizar la situación actual de la Enfermedad de Chagas (EC) en relación con la gestación en el Hospital Universitario La Paz (HULP). Método: Estudio retrospectivo de gestantes diagnosticadas de EC en el HULP y seguimiento de sus hijos. Resultados: En el HULP hay descritos cinco casos de recién nacidos de madres con EC en seguimiento sin que ...
Blasco G, Laura +4 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background A question of epidemiological relevance in Chagas disease studies is to understand Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycles and trace the origins of (re)emerging cases in areas under vector or disease surveillance.
Diana P. Wehrendt +8 more
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Determinantes sociales de la enfermedad de Chagas en Costa Rica
Población y Salud en Mesoamérica, 2023 Introducción: la enfermedad de Chagas es una de las principales afecciones asociadas con los determinantes sociales de la salud, los estilos de vida y los ambientes saludables, donde las condiciones de pobreza e infraestructura promueven la permanencia ...
Ana Maria Ramirez Solano +1 more
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Análisis epidemiológico de pacientes coinfectados con enfermedad de Chagas y cisticercosis
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2009 Introducción. Se ha sugerido que la infección por larvas de Taenia solium (cisticercosis) podría inducir un estado de inmunosupresión en el huésped, aumentando el riesgo de adquirir infecciones múltiples después de estar expuesto a otros parásitos, entre
Ana Carolina Guimaraes +7 more
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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 +5 more
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Introducing automation to the molecular diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection: A comparative study of sample treatments, DNA extraction methods and real-time PCR assays [PDF]
, 2018 Background Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has become a useful tool for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The development of automated DNA extraction methodologies and PCR systems is an important step toward the standardization of protocols ...
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