The control of Latin American trypanosomiasis
The author presents his personal point of view on the present situation of Chagas' disease control in Latin America countries. He compares the situation with African trypanosomiasis. He comments on the existence of cases in other Continents. He emphazises the success of the fighting against dom...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
1997-12-01
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| description | The author presents his personal point of view on the present situation of Chagas' disease control in Latin America countries. He compares the situation with African trypanosomiasis. He comments on the existence of cases in other Continents. He emphazises the success of the fighting against domiciliated triatomine bugs by using residual inseticides. He discusses other forms of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission.<br>O autor apresenta seu ponto de vista pessoal sobre a situação atual do controle da doença de Chagas nos países da América Latina. Compara a situação com a tripanossomíase africana. Comenta a existência de casos em outros Continentes. Acentua o êxito da luta contra os triatomíneos domiciliados, através do uso de inseticidas residuais. Defende outras formas de transmissão do Trypansoma cruzi. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4baf5a07b9ee468d82d658e22710009f2022-12-22T02:26:49ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical0037-86821678-98491997-12-0130652152710.1590/S0037-86821997000600014The control of Latin American trypanosomiasisPhilip D. MarsdenThe author presents his personal point of view on the present situation of Chagas' disease control in Latin America countries. He compares the situation with African trypanosomiasis. He comments on the existence of cases in other Continents. He emphazises the success of the fighting against domiciliated triatomine bugs by using residual inseticides. He discusses other forms of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission.<br>O autor apresenta seu ponto de vista pessoal sobre a situação atual do controle da doença de Chagas nos países da América Latina. Compara a situação com a tripanossomíase africana. Comenta a existência de casos em outros Continentes. Acentua o êxito da luta contra os triatomíneos domiciliados, através do uso de inseticidas residuais. Defende outras formas de transmissão do Trypansoma cruzi.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821997000600014Doença de ChagasTripanosomíase latinoamericanaTripanosomíase africanaControleChagas' diseaseLatin American trypanosomiasisAfrican trypanosomiasisControl |
| spellingShingle | Philip D. Marsden The control of Latin American trypanosomiasis Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Doença de Chagas Tripanosomíase latinoamericana Tripanosomíase africana Controle Chagas' disease Latin American trypanosomiasis African trypanosomiasis Control |
| title | The control of Latin American trypanosomiasis |
| title_full | The control of Latin American trypanosomiasis |
| title_fullStr | The control of Latin American trypanosomiasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The control of Latin American trypanosomiasis |
| title_short | The control of Latin American trypanosomiasis |
| title_sort | control of latin american trypanosomiasis |
| topic | Doença de Chagas Tripanosomíase latinoamericana Tripanosomíase africana Controle Chagas' disease Latin American trypanosomiasis African trypanosomiasis Control |
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