The economic value of identifying and treating Chagas disease patients earlier and the impact on Trypanosoma cruzi transmission.

The economic value of identifying and treating Chagas disease patients earlier and the impact on Trypanosoma cruzi transmission.

BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization's 2020 Goals for Chagas disease include access to antiparasitic treatment and care of all infected/ill patients. Policy makers need to know the economic value of identifying and treating patients earlier. However, the economic value of earlier treatment...

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Main Authors: Sarah M Bartsch, Cameron M Avelis, Lindsey Asti, Daniel L Hertenstein, Martial Ndeffo-Mbah, Alison Galvani, Bruce Y Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6237415?pdf=render

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