Pediatric Chagas disease

We read Billick and Silverberg’s article on Chagas disease with great interest,[1][1] and we would like to offer a few comments. Chagas disease is endemic in Latin American countries and has been slowly, but steadily, extending north, mostly because of migration. The main form of transmission,

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Canadian Medical Association Journal
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2026-02-16
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.153680-l
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Trypanosoma species research and implications
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Pediatric Chagas disease

Jaime Altcheh, Facundo Garcia-Bournissen, Cintia Cruz
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Trypanosoma species research and implications
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Pediatric Chagas disease

Jaime Altcheh, Facundo Garcia-Bournissen, Cintia Cruz
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Abstract

We read Billick and Silverberg’s article on Chagas disease with great interest,[1][1] and we would like to offer a few comments. Chagas disease is endemic in Latin American countries and has been slowly, but steadily, extending north, mostly because of migration. The main form of transmission,

Canadian Medical Association JournalVol. 198(6)
Western University (CA), University of Toronto (CA), Hospital General de Niños Ricardo Gutierrez (AR)
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Trypanosoma species research and implications
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