Impact of migration on the occurrence of new cases of Chagas disease in Buenos Aires city, Argentina

Guillermo Moscatelli; Facundo García Bournissen; Héctor Freilij; Ada Berenstein; Ana Tarlovsky; Samanta Moroni; Griselda Ballering; Miguel Biancardi; Susana Siniawski; Marta Schwarcz; Susana Hernández; Andrés Espejo Cozzi; Jaime Altcheh

doi:10.3855/jidc.2930

Impact of migration on the occurrence of new cases of Chagas disease in Buenos Aires city, Argentina

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Guillermo Moscatelli Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Facundo García Bournissen Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Héctor Freilij Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ada Berenstein Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ana Tarlovsky Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Samanta Moroni Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Griselda Ballering Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Miguel Biancardi Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Susana Siniawski Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marta Schwarcz Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Susana Hernández Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Andrés Espejo Cozzi Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jaime Altcheh Parasitology Service, “Ricardo Gutiérrez” Children Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.2930

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chagas disease, congenital infection, dry blood spots, epidemiology, parasitology, neglected diseases, paediatrics

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2013-08-15

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Moscatelli G, García Bournissen F, Freilij H, Berenstein A, Tarlovsky A, Moroni S, Ballering G, Biancardi M, Siniawski S, Schwarcz M, Hernández S, Espejo Cozzi A, Altcheh J (2013) Impact of migration on the occurrence of new cases of Chagas disease in Buenos Aires city, Argentina. J Infect Dev Ctries 7:635–637. doi: 10.3855/jidc.2930

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Vol. 7 No. 08: August 2013

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