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Control of Chagas Disease : Technical Report Series, No 905.

This report of a WHO Expert Committee reviews current knowledge of Chagas disease and its pathogenesis, discusses the causative parasite, the triatomine vectors, and the natural reservoirs of infection, and considers the epidemiology and incidence trends of the disease. Prevention and control strate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Committee, WHO Expert
Autor Corporativo: WHO Expert Committee on the Control of Chagas Disease (Corporate Author.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This report of a WHO Expert Committee reviews current knowledge of Chagas disease and its pathogenesis, discusses the causative parasite, the triatomine vectors, and the natural reservoirs of infection, and considers the epidemiology and incidence trends of the disease. Prevention and control strategies are described, as are the various formal initiatives for interruption of disease transmission. The report concludes by identifying priorities for research and offering guidance for the planning, implementation, and strengthening of national control programmes.
Notas:Annex 3: List of sylvatic and domestic or peridomestic animal reservoir hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi and countries in which they have been found infected.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (115 pages)
ISBN:0585473145
9780585473147
9241209054
9789241209052
924068025X
9789240680258