Neglect of a Neglected Disease in Italy: The Challenge of Access-to-Care for Chagas Disease in Bergamo Area.

• Main Authors: Ernestina Carla Repetto (Author), Rony Zachariah (Author), Ajay Kumar (Author), Andrea Angheben (Author), Federico Gobbi (Author), Mariella Anselmi (Author), Ahmad Al Rousan (Author), Carlota Torrico (Author), Rosa Ruiz (Author), Gabriel Ledezma (Author), Maria Chiara Buoninsegna (Author), Mohammed Khogali (Author), Rafael Van den Bergh (Author), Gianfranco De Maio (Author), Ada Maristella Egidi (Author), Barbara Maccagno (Author), Silvia Garelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES:Chagas disease (CD) represents a growing problem in Europe; Italy is one of the most affected countries but there is no national framework for CD and access-to-care is challenging. In 2012 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) started an intervention in Bergamo province, where many people of L...