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FEASIBILITY, DRUG SAFETY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ETIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR CHAGAS DISEASE IN HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND BOLIVIA: 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE OF MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES
Trypanosoma cruzi.
Honduras
Guatemala
Bolívia
Médicos sem Fronteiras
Programas de tratamento
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Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Doctors Without Borders. New York, NY, USA.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Médicos Sin Fronteras. La Paz, Bolivia.
Médicos Sin Fronteras. La Paz, Bolivia.
Médicos Sin Fronteras. La Paz, Bolivia.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Médicos Sin Fronteras. La Paz, Bolivia.
Médicos Sin Fronteras. La Paz, Bolivia.
Médicos Sin Fronteras. La Paz, Bolivia.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Médecins Sans Frontiéres. Operational Center Barcelona-Athens. Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is a zoonotic or anthropozoonotic disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Predominantly affecting populations in poor areas of Latin America, medical care for this neglected disease is often lacking. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has provided diagnostic and treatment services for Chagas disease since 1999. This report describes 10 years of field experience in four MSF programs in Honduras, Guatemala, and Bolivia, focusing on feasibility protocols, safety of drug therapy, and treatment effectiveness.
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Doença de ChagasTrypanosoma cruzi.
Honduras
Guatemala
Bolívia
Médicos sem Fronteiras
Programas de tratamento
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