An epidemiological approach to study congenital Chagas' disease Método epidemiológico na investigação da infecção congênita pelo Trypanosoma cruzi

Transplacental transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi has been the focus of much attention in highly endemic areas in South America. Frequency of congenital transmission and factors associated with risk of it are still not well understood. Parasite strains may account for part of the geographical variati...

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Main Authors: Ana Lúcia S. S. de Andrade, Fabio Zicker, Celina M. T. Martelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 1994-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1994000800012