The potential economic value of a Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) vaccine in Latin America.

• Main Authors: Bruce Y Lee (Author), Kristina M Bacon (Author), Diana L Connor (Author), Alyssa M Willig (Author), Rachel R Bailey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), is the leading etiology of non-ischemic heart disease worldwide, with Latin America bearing the majority of the burden. This substantial burden and the limitations of current interventions have motivated efforts to develop a vaccin...