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Vertical transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Province of Choapa, IV Region, Chile: Preliminary Report (2005-2008)

2010; BioMed Central; Volume: 43; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4067/s0716-97602010000300002

0717-6287

Werner Apt, Inés Zulantay, Aldo Solari, Sylvia Ortiz, D Oddó, Gabriela Corral, Carine Truyens, Yves Carlier,

Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy

The group of doctors who finished their basic studies in 1962 in the Facultad de Medicina of the Universidad de Chile will never forget the official reception we received when we began the program in March, 1955.It was our first day in the Faculty, and we were received in the Anatomy Auditorium by Dr. Gustavo Hoecker.We soon had him as a professor in the first year Biology course, and in meetings on Saturday afternoons in Borgoño 1470, the site of the former Parasitology Hall of Dr. Amador Neghme.Years later some of us joined forces with Dr. Hoecker in research projects on Chagas disease in which he led the group.We took many field trips to the different endemic areas of the IV Region; Tulahuén, Río Hurtado, El Palqui and Huatulame, among others.We left early in the morning and usually returned late at night.In these interactions I got to know the real Dr.Hoecker; intelligent, lively, discerning and with a great group spirit.When