Chagas disease called 'the new HIV/AIDS of the Americas'

Chagas disease, a tropical illness that is transmitted by biting insects, may pose a major unseen threat to poor populations in the Americas and Europe, according to a report published May 29 in the journal PLoS. The editorialChagas disease, a tropical illness that is transmitted by biting insects, may pose a major unseen threat to poor populations in the Americas and Europe, according to a report published May 29 in the journal PLoS. The editorialHOUSTON -- (May 9, 2012) -- Research efforts towards the development of a therapeutic vaccine for Chagas disease

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