PREVALENCE OF CHAGAS DISEASE AMONG BLOOD DONOR CANDIDATES IN TRIANGULO MINEIRO, MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZIL

Despite public health campaigns and epidemiological surveillance activities, Chagas disease remains a major health problem in Latin America. According to data from the World Health Organization, there are approximately 7-8 million people infected with Trypanosoma cruzi worldwide, a large percentage...

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Main Authors: Patrícia da Silva LOPES, Eliezer Lucas Pires RAMOS, César GÓMEZ-HERNÁNDEZ, Gabriela Lícia Santos FERREIRA, Karine REZENDE-OLIVEIRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000600461&lng=en&tlng=en

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