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760. A Silent Threat: Seroprevalence of Chagas Disease in Latin Americans Living in Long Island, New York

BACKGROUND: Chagas Disease (CD), a neglected tropical disease of Latin America (LA) is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted by the triatomine insect (kissing bug), and known to cause cardiomyopathy (CMP), megacolon or achalasia. Despite the population of Latin Americans, by birth or...

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Autores principales: Michelen, Yamil E, Milla, Lucia, Sin, Eric, Taub, Erin, Saldivar, Miguel A, Marcos, Luis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777975/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.950

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