Background: Chagas disease, resulting from the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an
important cause of heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Traditionally …

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Chagas' disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and causes
potentially life-threatening disease of the heart and gastrointestinal tract. The southern half …

Due to recent trends in migration, there are millions of people from Chagas disease-
endemic countries now living in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, including …

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent some of the most common infections of
the poorest people living in the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC). Because they …

Kinetoplastids are a group of flagellated protozoans that include the species Trypanosoma
and Leishmania, which are human pathogens with devastating health and economic effects …

A critical review of the development of specific chemotherapeutic approaches for the
management of American Trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease is presented, including …

Parasitic diseases affect billions of people and are considered a major public health issue.
Close to 400 species are estimated to parasitize humans, of which around 90 are …

Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most frequent and most severe manifestation of chronic
Chagas disease, and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and death in Latin America …

Introduction The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are infectious diseases that principally
impact the world's poorest people. They have been neglected for decades, initially as part of …