Journal article
Changing Epidemiology and Approaches to Therapy for Chagas Disease
Current infectious disease reports, Vol.5(1), pp.59-65
02/2003
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-003-0066-y
PMID: 12525292
Abstract
Impressive progress has been made in reducing the incidence of Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, in many countries in which the illness is endemic. This has been achieved through expanded blood screening programs and low-technology vector control. Despite the progress made in reducing the number of new cases, the burden of disability and mortality in the endemic countries is enormous and will continue to be so for many years since a substantial portion of the 16 to 18 million persons already infected will develop chronic symptomatic Chagas disease. Unfortunately, no progress has been made in developing new drugs for Trypanosoma cruzi infection, and nifurtimox and benznidazole, both of which lack efficacy and often cause severe side effects, remain the only options for treatment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Changing Epidemiology and Approaches to Therapy for Chagas Disease
- Creators
- Louis V. Kirchhoff - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current infectious disease reports, Vol.5(1), pp.59-65
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11908-003-0066-y
- PMID
- 12525292
- ISSN
- 1523-3847
- eISSN
- 1534-3146
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2003
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984280875402771
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