Effects of atmospheric oscillations on infectious diseases: the case of Chagas disease in Chile
BACKGROUND Currently, there is an increasing global interest for the study of how infectious diseases could be linked to climate and weather variability. The Chagas disease was described in 1909 by Carlos Chagas, and is caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The Chagas disease is con...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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