Reports outline Chagas disease research from J.C.P. Dias and colleagues.

Vaccine Weekly | October 21, 2009 | Copyright

"One hundred years after its discovery by Carlos Chagas, American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, remains an epidemiologic challenge. Neither a vaccine nor an ideal specific treatment is available for most chronic cases," scientists in Belo Horizonte, Brazil report (see also Chagas Disease).

"Therefore, the current strategy for countering Chagas disease consists of preventive actions against the vector and transfusion-transmitted disease. Here, the present challenges, including congenital and oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi infections, as well as the ...

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