Representations of Chagas disease among Bolivian immigrants in the city of São Paulo

Representations of Chagas disease among Bolivian immigrants in the city of São Paulo

BackgroundTransnational immigrants are particularly impacted by neglected diseases, which take a heavy biological, social, and emotional toll in these marginalized communities. Chagas disease has transformed from an exclusively rural to an increasingly urban phenomenon encompassing non-endemic areas...

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Main Authors: Cássio Silveira, Colin Forsyth, Nivaldo Carneiro Junior, Alejandro Goldberg, Lia Maria Britto da Silva, Rubens Antonio da Silva, Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
human migration
Bolivians
Chagas disease
social representations
neglected tropical diseases
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2024.1331026/full

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