Carlos Chagas discovered American trypanosomiasis, also named Chagas disease (CD) in
his honor, just over a century ago. He described the clinical aspects of the disease …

Chagas disease is a chronic, systemic, parasitic infection caused by the protozoan
Trypanosoma cruzi, and was discovered in 1909. The disease affects about 8 million people …

Political repression and/or economic stagnation stimulated the flow of migration from the 17
Latin American countries endemic for Chagas disease to developed countries. Because of …

Due to recent trends in migration, there are millions of people from Chagas disease-
endemic countries now living in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, including …

Chagas disease (CD) or American trypanosomiasis identified in 1909 by Carlos Chagas,
has become over the last 40 years a global health concern due to the huge migration flows …

Human infection with the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi extends through North, Central, and
South America, affecting 21 countries. Most human infections in the Western Hemisphere …

The diagnostic and clinical aspects of congenital Chagas' disease were studied in 71
children in Buenos Aires. The children's ages ranged from 2 days to 10 years. In infants< 6 …

Summary The National Institutes of Health, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious
Diseases Society of America, and CDC have developed guidelines for treatment of …

During the 2003-04 influenza season, influenza A (H1), A (H3N2), and B viruses co-
circulated worldwide, and influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominated. Several Asian …

In recent years, the increasing number of donors from different regions of the world is
providing a new challenge for the management and selection of suitable donors. This is a …