Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Acute Chagas Disease in Casanare, Eastern Colombia, 2012–2020

Background: Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is considered a public health problem in Latin America. In Colombia, it affects more than 437,000 inhabitants, mainly in Casanare, an endemic region with eco-epidemiological characteristics that favor its transmission. The o...

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Main Authors: Claudia Yaneth Rincón-Acevedo, Andrea Stella Parada-García, Mario Javier Olivera, Fernando Torres-Torres, Liliana Patricia Zuleta-Dueñas, Carolina Hernández, Juan David Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.681635/full