Chagas cardiomyopathy: an update of current clinical knowledge and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

MCP Nunes, A Beaton, H Acquatella, C Bern… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Chagas disease, resulting from the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an
important cause of heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Traditionally …

Chagas disease in the United States: a public health approach

C Bern, LA Messenger, JD Whitman… - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease, usually transmitted by
triatomine vectors. An estimated 20 to 30% of infected individuals develop potentially lethal …

Chagas' disease

C Bern - New England Journal of Medicine, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
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Chagas disease

JA Pérez-Molina, I Molina - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Chagas disease is an anthropozoonosis from the American continent that has spread from
its original boundaries through migration. It is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi …

II Consenso Brasileiro em doença de Chagas, 2015

JCP Dias, AN Ramos Jr, ED Gontijo… - … e Serviços de …, 2016 - SciELO Public Health
RESUMO A doença de Chagas é uma condição crônica negligenciada com elevada carga
de morbimortalidade e impacto dos pontos de vista psicológico, social e econômico …

[HTML][HTML] 2 nd Brazilian Consensus on Chagas Disease, 2015

JCP Dias, AN Ramos Jr, ED Gontijo… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease is a neglected chronic condition with a high burden of morbidity and
mortality. It has considerable psychological, social, and economic impacts. The disease …

Global economic burden of Chagas disease: a computational simulation model

BY Lee, KM Bacon, ME Bottazzi… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Summary Background As Chagas disease continues to expand beyond tropical and
subtropical zones, a growing need exists to better understand its resulting economic burden …

The global burden of disease study 2010: interpretation and implications for the neglected tropical diseases

PJ Hotez, M Alvarado, MG Basáñez… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The publication of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) and the
accompanying collection of Lancet articles in December 2012 provided the most …

Chagas disease: an overview of clinical and epidemiological aspects

MCP Nunes, W Dones, CA Morillo, JJ Encina… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a serious health problem in
Latin America and is an emerging disease in non-endemic countries. In recent decades, the …

Transmission and epidemiology of zoonotic protozoal diseases of companion animals

KJ Esch, CA Petersen - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over 77 million dogs and 93 million cats share our households in the United States. Multiple
studies have demonstrated the importance of pets in their owners' physical and mental …