Immune Response to Trypanosoma cruzi Shed Acute Phase Antigen in Children from an Endemic Area for Chagas' Disease in Bolivia

A field study of the immune response to the shed acute phase antigen (SAPA) of Trypanosoma cruzi was carried out in the locality of Mizque, Cochabamba department, Bolivia. Schoolchildren (266), with an average of 8.6 ± 3.6 years, were surveyed for parasitological and serological diagnosis, as well a...

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Main Authors: Simone Frédérique Brenière, Nina Yaksic, Jenny Telleria, Marie-France Bosseno, François Noireau, Patrick Wincker, Daniel Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000400011