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The potential risk of enzootic Trypanosoma cruzi transmission inside four training and re-training military battalions (BITER) in Colombia.
Parasites & vectors - 9 Oct 2021
Cantillo-Barraza Omar, Torres Jeffer, Hernández Carolina, Romero Yanira, Zuluaga Sara, Correa-Cárdenas Camilo A, Herrera Giovanny, Rodríguez Omaira, Alvarado María Teresa, Ramírez Juan David, Méndez Claudia
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BACKGROUND: Colombia's National Army is one of the largest military institutions in the country based on the number of serving members and its presence throughout the country. There have been reports of cases of acute or chronic cases of Chagas disease among active military personnel. These may be the result of military-associated activities performed in jungles and other endemic areas or the consequence of...
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