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

• Main Authors: Gabrielle C Hunter (Author), Katty Borrini-Mayorí (Author), Jenny Ancca Juárez (Author), Ricardo Castillo Neyra (Author), Manuela R Verastegui (Author), Fernando S Malaga Chavez (Author), Juan Geny Cornejo del Carpio (Author), Eleazar Córdova Benzaquen (Author), César Náquira (Author), Robert H Gilman (Author), Caryn Bern (Author), Michael Z Levy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...