Challenges and perspectives of Chagas disease: a review

• Published in: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Paulo Câmara Marques Pereira, Elaine Cristina Navarro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SciELO 2013
• Subjects: Control of Chagas disease; Epidemiology; Transmission; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Toxicology. Poisons; RA1190-1270; Zoology; QL1-991; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-19-34; https://doaj.org/article/b9bb097cfdf645a394dd2f2ed4fafe4f

Chagas disease (CD), also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by the flagellated protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and affects an estimated 8 to 10 million people worldwide. In Latin America, 25 million people live in risk areas, while in 2008 alone, 10,000 CD-related deaths were reported. This review aimed to evaluate the challenges of CD control, future perspectives, and actions performed worldwide to control expansion of the disease and its impact on public health in Latin America.