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Epidemiological Bulletin – Territorialization and Vunerability for Chronic Chagas Diseases

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Dangerous act of hunting and consuming armadillo meat

In Brazil, armadillo hunting is a risk activity for infections, but the danger is also in the handling and consumption of meat
Leprosy: anti-PGL-I serology for Mycobacterium leprae infection and qPCR RLEP to confirm diagnosis

Serological tests may act as assistants in the surveillance of contacts and/or population at risk
Schistosomiasis vaccine developed in Brazil is hope against the disease

At the first moment, the vaccine focuses on reducing the re-infection of schistosomiasis
Diarrhea in a patient living with HIV

Intestinal spirochetosis is a rare disease, but it can be diagnosed if the doctor is aware of this diagnosis and warns the pathologist about this possibility
14 de abril: dia mundial da doença de Chagas

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Acoziborole: drug can put sleeping sickness to bed

New single-dose oral treatment could cure trypanosomiasis and still provide a boost to disease elimination
Brasil realiza mobilizações pelo Dia Mundial da Doença de Chagas 2022

O objetivo é dar visibilidade e conscientizar a sociedade sobre essa doença negligenciada, que acomete entre 1,9 milhão e 4,6 milhões de brasileiros e brasileiras.
Metálogo Entre Chagas

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Diagnóstico e tratamento precoces podem salvar milhões de vidas

Dia Mundial de Chagas 2022

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