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Integrate Study of a Bolivian Population Infected by Trypanosoma cruzi, the Agent of Chagas Disease
1 Apr 2002
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A cross section of a human population (501 individuals) selected at random, and living in a Bolivian community, highly endemic for Chagas disease, was investigated combining together clinical, parasitological and molecular approaches. Conventional serology and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) indicated an active transmission of the infection, a high seroprevalence (43.3%) ranging from around 12% in < 5 years to...
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