Nifurtimox response of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from an outbreak of Chagas disease in Caracas, Venezuela

Nifurtimox response of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from an outbreak of Chagas disease in Caracas, Venezuela

Background & objectives: In Venezuela, Chagas disease (ChD) is considered a serious health problem, with about 6 million people at risk; and acute outbreaks due to oral transmission of Chagas Disease (OChD) are becoming increasingly important. In 2007 there was a major outbreak of OChD and altho...

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Main Authors: Arturo Munoz-Calderon, Zoraida Díaz-Bello, José Luis Ramírez, Oscar Noya, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
caracas; chagas disease; nifurtimox; oral transmission; resistance; susceptibility assay; trypanosoma cruzi
Online Access:http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2019;volume=56;issue=3;spage=237;epage=243;aulast=Munoz-Calderon

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