Vertical transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Province of Choapa, IV Region, Chile: Preliminary Report (2005-2008)

Congenital Chagas disease acquired special importance in Chile after the certification of the control of Triatoma infestans and transmission by blood donors affected with Trypanosoma cruzi. In order to establish adequate protocols for intervention and control in infected mother-neonate pairs in ende...

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Main Authors: Werner Apt, Inés Zulantay, Aldo Solari, Sylvia Ortiz, David Oddo, Gabriela Corral, Carine Truyens, Yves Carlier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602010000300002