The potential economic value of a Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) vaccine in Latin America.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Bruce Y Lee, Kristina M Bacon, Diana L Connor, Alyssa M Willig, Rachel R Bailey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Daly
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000916; https://doaj.org/article/f2ea8439cb4a42028bc72949797fa609

Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), is the leading etiology of non-ischemic heart disease worldwide, with Latin America bearing the majority of the burden. This substantial burden and the limitations of current interventions have motivated efforts to develop a vaccin...