Urban transmission of Chagas disease in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Urban transmission of Chagas disease in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Chagas disease is a major public health problem in Bolivia. In the city of Cochabamba, 58% of the population lives in peripheral urban districts ("popular zones") where the infection prevalence is extremely high. From 1995 to 1999, we studied the demographics of Chagas infections in childr...

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Main Authors: N Medrano-Mercado, R Ugarte-Fernandez, V Butrón, S Uber-Busek, HL Guerra, Tania C de Araújo-Jorge, R Correa-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Chagas Disease
acute phase
risk factors
children
Bolivia
EKG abnormalities
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