Attitudes towards Chagas' disease in an endemic Brazilian community Crenças populares relativas à doença de Chagas em uma comunidade de área endêmica do Brasil

Chagas' disease remains a major public health concern throughout much of Latin America. In Brazil, segments of the population experience Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates as high as 65%, indicating that control programs are still needed. Few data are available concerning people's health be...

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Main Authors: Sarah Williams-Blangero, John L. VandeBerg, Antonio R. L. Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 1999-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1999000100002