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 (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 …

Background In Brazil, acute Chagas disease (ACD) surveillance involves mandatory
notification, which allows for population-based epidemiological studies. We conducted a …

Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and it is endemic in
Central, South America, Mexico and the South of the United States. It is an important cause …

Background Chagas disease (CD) remains an important endemic disease in Latin America.
However, CD became globalized in recent decades. The majority of the chronically infected …

Background Chagas disease (CD) is a major public health concern in Latin America and a
potentially serious emerging threat in non-endemic countries. Although the association …

Chagas disease is endemic in Latin America. Due to migration the infection has crossed
borders and it is estimated that 68,000–120,000 people with Chagas disease are currently …

More than a third of the world population is at constant risk of contracting some insect-
transmitted disease, such as Dengue fever, Zika virus disease, malaria, Chagas' disease …

Background. According to an estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), Chagas disease (CD) may affect 1.31% of Latin American immigrants in the United …

Background Despite the adoption of campaigns to interrupt the main vector and to detect
Trypanosoma cruzi in blood banks, millions of people are still chronically infected; however …