Chagas disease: Present status of pathogenic mechanisms and chemotherapy

There are approximately 7.8 million people in Latin America, including Chile, who suffer from Chagas disease and another 28 million who are at risk of contracting it. Chagas is caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. It is a chronic disease, where 20%-30% of infected individuals develo...

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Main Authors: Juan Diego Maya, Myriam Orellana, Jorge Ferreira, Ulrike Kemmerling, Rodrigo López-Muñoz, Antonio Morello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602010000300009