A field trial of alternative targeted screening strategies for Chagas disease in Arequipa, Peru.

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Gabrielle C Hunter (Συγγραφέας), Katty Borrini-Mayorí (Συγγραφέας), Jenny Ancca Juárez (Συγγραφέας), Ricardo Castillo Neyra (Συγγραφέας), Manuela R Verastegui (Συγγραφέας), Fernando S Malaga Chavez (Συγγραφέας), Juan Geny Cornejo del Carpio (Συγγραφέας), Eleazar Córdova Benzaquen (Συγγραφέας), César Náquira (Συγγραφέας), Robert H Gilman (Συγγραφέας), Caryn Bern (Συγγραφέας), Michael Z Levy (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Chagas disease is endemic in the rural areas of southern Peru and a growing urban problem in the regional capital of Arequipa, population ∼860,000. It is unclear how to implement cost-effective screening programs across a large urban and periurban environment.We compared four alternative screening s...