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Health April 15, 2023 | 11:00 am

World Chagas Disease Day: The facts you need to know

Yesterday, April 14, was World Chagas Disease Day, a disease transmitted by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite mainly affecting poor Latin American populations. Facts and figures According to the World Health Organization, Chagas disease, also called American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially fatal disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi). The disease occurs mainly ... Read more

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