PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE AMONG BLOOD DONOR CANDIDATES IN TRIANGULO MINEIRO, MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZIL

Despite public health campaigns and epidemiological surveillance activities, Chagas disease remains a major health problem in Latin America. According to data from the World Health Organization, there are approximately 7-8 million people infected with Trypanosoma cruzi worldwide, a large percentage...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Patrícia da Silva LOPES, Eliezer Lucas Pires RAMOS, César GÓMEZ-HERNÁNDEZ, Gabriela Lícia Santos FERREIRA, Karine REZENDE-OLIVEIRA
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2015-12-01
Subjects:	Prevalence Chagas Disease Donor
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000600461&lng=en&tlng=en