A field trial of alternative targeted screening strategies for Chagas disease in Arequipa, Peru.

A field trial of alternative targeted screening strategies for Chagas disease in Arequipa, Peru.

Chagas disease is endemic in the rural areas of southern Peru and a growing urban problem in the regional capital of Arequipa, population ∼860,000. It is unclear how to implement cost-effective screening programs across a large urban and periurban environment.We compared four alternative screening s...

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Main Authors: Gabrielle C Hunter, Katty Borrini-Mayorí, Jenny Ancca Juárez, Ricardo Castillo Neyra, Manuela R Verastegui, Fernando S Malaga Chavez, Juan Geny Cornejo del Carpio, Eleazar Córdova Benzaquen, César Náquira, Robert H Gilman, Caryn Bern, Michael Z Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3254655?pdf=render

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