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Message from people affected by Chagas disease on their World Day

The registration and monitoring of cases are key pieces to break the silence of Chagas, according to WHO on the world day of this neglected disease, which is commemorated every April 14.

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Iniciativas por el Día Mundial de Chagas

Varias iniciativas se impulsan este año para visibilizar la enfermedad de Chagas. Eventos, un logo de representación mundial, una camiseta, y piezas audiovisuales son algunas de las propuestas para romper el ciclo de la invisibilidad y el silencio del Chagas.

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Fanny: the word of mouth against Chagas disease

Fanny Brito, president of the Asapechamur association, became involved in the fight against Chagas disease without even knowing she had gotten the infection of T.cruzi.

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"Chagas touches the poor people and the rich people. It concerns us all"

The involvement of affected people: key to the success of mother-to-child transmission control in Murcia, Spain.

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Murcia and the human factor

The control of Chagas disease by interrupting mother-to-child transmission has been possible in this community in Spain. This is the chronicle of our visit there to find out how they have achieved it. With more than 2,000 patients under follow-up, they have now been 2 years without a single congenital case.

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Enfermedad de Chagas en Europa y las estrategias para su detención

Un mayor compromiso político como complemento necesario para la detección temprana y el abordaje general de este problema de salud pública.

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iChagas, an app with everything about Chagas disease

This is a tool meant to share and train the healthcare workers with precise and updated information about Chagas disease, in order to increase the amount of diagnostics and treatments amongst the affected people.

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El diagnóstico de la enfermedad de Chagas: Una necesidad por atender

Un estudio basado en datos estadísticos defiende la necesidad de mayor inversión en la evaluación clínica de la enfermedad.

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La OPS establece estrategias para la atención de la enfermedad de Chagas

Estrategias para optimizar la atención de las personas infectadas por Trypanosoma cruzi.

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Great improvement on diagnosis and treatment for Chagas in endemic areas of Colombia

This study proves the efficiency of patient-centered roadmaps for Chagas disease, reaching more people while shortening the estimated time for possible detections.

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Localized chemical changes in heart tissue during chronic cardiac Chagas Disease

This study analizes the heart tissue of chronically T. cruzi-infected and uninfected mice, to understand the impact of infection on the tissue metabolome.

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New research confirms efficacy of Nifurtimox for adult patients with chronic Chagas Disease

The treatment for adults with Chagas Disease works. Let's scale up the access to comprhensive treatment.

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ARGENTINA WILL TEST A SHORTER TREATMENT BASED ON BENZNIDAZOLE TO IMPROVE COVERAGE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CHAGAS

In this late phase of the investigation, researchers aim to a new regimen that would cause a significant reduction on the time the treatment is aplied to patients.

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EL DÍA Y EL MES SIN CHAGAS EN ARGENTINA

El pasado viernes, 27 de agosto, se celebró el décimo aniversario del Día Nacional por una Argentina sin Chagas y el inicio del Mes del Chagas, cargado de actividades que, a causa de la situación provocada por la covid-19, nuevamente tendrán lugar mayoritariamente de manera virtual.

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THE ACTIVE ROLE OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CHAGAS DISEASE AS A DETERMINANT FOR THE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

A research conducted in Valle Alto, Bolivia, highlights the importance of a comprehensive approach on Chagas disease for the success of the scientific and medical response.

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XVI Conference about Chagas Disease. Access to all contents.

In this space you can check all the contents off the online #JornadaChagas2021, held on April 15-16.

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Paraguay strengthens its commitment to control Chagas disease

The Ministry of Public Health has published the first two National Guidelines of Chagas management with the aim of eliminating the disease as a public health problem.

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Dialogue at the RANM on the elimination of Chagas' vertical transmission

The international meeting, moderated by Dr. Jorge Alvar, new Member of the Real Academia Nacional de Medicina of Spain, involved the participation of some of the most important personalities in the investigation, control and elimination of Chagas transmission.

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Guidelines for the Communicational Approach to Chagas

The Ministry of Health of Argentina publishes this month 10 points to take into account when communicating about Chagas.

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All we need is your attention

Las personas afectadas por la enfermedad de Chagas hacen un llamado a la comunidad internacional para recibir atención integral ante esta enfermedad desatendida que celebra su Día Mundial. Las estimaciones siguen apuntando a más de 6 millones de personas afectadas y 7.000 muertes anuales.

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