New contributions to the elimination of chagas disease as a public health problem: Towards the sustainable development goals by 2030

Universidade Federal do Ceará. Faculdade de Medicina. Curso de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Ceará. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Saúde Coletiva e Curso de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

Abstract

Despite being described for the first time more than 110 years ago, Chagas disease persists as one of the most neglected tropical diseases. There are limited new treatment options, and diagnosis, surveillance, and control face major bottlenecks. Morbidity and mortality are still high in many settings, both in endemic and non-endemic areas.

Keywords

Chagas disease
American trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma cruzi infection
Neglected tropical disease
Public health
Epidemiology
Prevention and control
Surveillance
Clinical research
One Health

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MDPI

Citation

HEUKELBACH, Jorg et al. New Contributions to the Elimination of Chagas Disease as a Public Health Problem: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Tropical medicine and infectious disease, v. 6, n. 1, p. 1-4, 2021

DOI

10.3390/tropicalmed6010023

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2414-6366

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/47829

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