Chagas disease: a new worldwide challenge

José Rodrigues Coura and Pedro Albajar Viñas
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José Rodrigues Coura: José Rodrigues Coura (MD, PhD) is emeritus professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and head and chairman of the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Ministry of Health, Brazil coura@ioc.fiocruz.br
Pedro Albajar Viñas: Pedro Albajar Viñas (MD, PhD) is medical officer and coordinator of the WHO/Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)/Chagas Disease Programme albajarvinasp@who.int

Nature, 2010, vol. 465, issue 7301, S6-S7

Abstract: Endemic Chagas disease began as a neglected disease of poor, rural and forgotten populations. Its spread from Latin America to non-endemic countries is a new worldwide challenge, say José Rodrigues Coura and Pedro Albajar Viñas.

Date: 2010
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