Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina

<p>The primary objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of this disease in women of childbearing age and children treated at health centres in underserviced areas of the city of Buenos Aires. Demographic and Chagas disease status data were collected. Samples for Chagas disease se...

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Main Authors: Guillermo Moscatelli, Ada Berenstein, Ana Tarlovsky, Susana Siniawski, Miguel Biancardi, Griselda Ballering, Samanta Moroni, Marta Schwarcz, Susana Hernández, Facundo García-Bournissen, Andrés Espejo Cozzi, Héctor Freilij, Jaime Altcheh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2015-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Chagas disease
congenital transmission
prevalence
epidemiology
treatment
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