American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) and the role of molecular epidemiology in guiding control strategies

BMJ. 2003 Jun 28;326(7404):1444-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1444.

Abstract

Chagas' disease is a parasitic infection that has far reaching consequences for public health and national economies in Latin America. The latest molecular typing methods may help in developing targeted, effective control programmes

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chagas Disease / epidemiology
  • Chagas Disease / prevention & control*
  • Chagas Disease / transmission
  • DNA, Protozoan / analysis
  • Disease Vectors
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Insect Control
  • Insect Vectors*
  • Parasitology / methods
  • Species Specificity
  • Triatominae / classification
  • Triatominae / genetics
  • Trypanosoma cruzi / genetics*

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan