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A Field Trial of Alternative Targeted Screening Strategies for Chagas Disease in Arequipa, Peru

2012; Public Library of Science; Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1371/journal.pntd.0001468

1935-2735

Gabrielle C. Hunter, Katty Borrini-Mayorí, Jenny Ancca‐Juárez, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, Manuela Verástegui, Fernando S. Málaga Chavez, Juan G. Cornejo del Carpio, Eleazar Córdova Benzaquen, César Náquira, Robert H. Gilman, Caryn Bern, Michael Z. Levy,

Trypanosoma species research and implications

Chagas disease is endemic in the rural areas of southern Peru and a growing urban problem in the regional capital of Arequipa, population ∼860,000. It is unclear how to implement cost-effective screening programs across a large urban and periurban environment.