Euro Surveillance 2014;19(47):pii=20970, p.31-37
HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care 2016:8 183–193
Child Survival Working Group
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ECDC MISSION REPORT 19–21 September 2016 ; 14–15 November 2016
Oxford Policy Management (OPM) - APW with UNAIDS (thru TSF)
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and transmitted to humans by infected triatomine bugs, and less commonly by transfusion, organ transplant, from mother to infant, and in rare instances, by ingestion of contaminated food or drink.1-4 The... hematophagous triatomine vectors defecate during or immediately after feeding on a person. The parasite is present in large numbers in the feces of infected bugs, and enters the human body through the bite wound, or through the intact conjunctiva or other mucous membrane.
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UNAIDS 2017 / Reference
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