Targeted screening strategies to detect Trypanosoma cruzi infection in children.

Targeted screening strategies to detect Trypanosoma cruzi infection in children.

Millions of people are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease in Latin America. Anti-trypanosomal drug therapy can cure infected individuals, but treatment efficacy is highest early in infection. Vector control campaigns disrupt transmission of T. cruzi, but without t...

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Main Authors: Michael Z Levy, Vivian Kawai, Natalie M Bowman, Lance A Waller, Lilia Cabrera, Viviana V Pinedo-Cancino, Amy E Seitz, Frank J Steurer, Juan G Cornejo del Carpio, Eleazar Cordova-Benzaquen, James H Maguire, Robert H Gilman, Caryn Bern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2154390?pdf=render

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