Epidemiological indicators of Chagas disease in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Epidemiological indicators of Chagas disease in the metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

ABSTRACT Background: Chagas disease (CD) is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by triatomines. Historical information from the 20th century demonstrates T. cruzi records in the metropolitan region of Salvador (MRS), the third largest urban agglomeration in the Brazilian Northeast and the...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Cardoso Lanza, Gilmar Ribeiro-Jr, Diego Lopes Paim Miranda, Fred Luciano Neves Santos, Cristiane Medeiros Moraes de Carvalho, Gabriel Muricy Cunha, Ianei de Oliveira Carneiro, Renato Barbosa Reis, José Maurício Albuquerque Cunha, Cristiane Wanderley Cardoso, Jorgana Fernanda de Souza Soares, Fernando Luiz Vieira de Araújo, Mitermayer Galvão Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2023-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Public health
Epidemiological surveillance
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