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Health experts seek more awareness about Chagas

January 3rd, 2008    Posted by: Dr. Dobson

A parasite that is the leading cause of heart failure in Latin American countries appears to be far more common here than previously thought. Public health officials and physicians are now struggling to devise strategies for detecting, treating and preventing transmission, according to a series of papers published over the past year and symposiums at recent infectious disease meetings.

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