Serological survey for Chagas disease in the rural areas of Manaus, Coari, and Tefé in the Western Brazilian Amazon

Serological survey for Chagas disease in the rural areas of Manaus, Coari, and Tefé in the Western Brazilian Amazon

INTRODUCTION: Deforestation, uncontrolled forest, human population migration from endemic areas, and the large number of reservoirs and wild vectors naturally infected by Trypanosoma cruzi promote the endemicity of Chagas disease in the Amazon region. METHODS: We conducted an initial serological sur...

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Main Authors: Belisa Maria Lopes Magalhães, Leíla Ines Aguiar Raposo Câmara Coelho, Marcel Gonçalves Maciel, João Marcos Benfica Barbosa Ferreira, Eufrozina Setsu Umezawa, José Rodrigues Coura, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Doença de Chagas
Inquérito sorológico
Amazônia brasileira
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