2019/11/26 by Caryn Bern, Louisa A. Messenger, Jeffrey D. Whitman +1 · 1 citation
Medicine · #Trypanosoma species research and implications #Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.1128/cmr.00023-19
openalex publication_date 2019/11/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/21
infections in migrants from Latin America vastly outnumber locally acquired human cases. Benznidazole is now FDA approved, and clinical and public health efforts are under way by researchers and health departments in a number of states. Making progress will require efforts to improve awareness among providers and patients, data on diagnostic test performance and expanded availability of confirmatory testing, and evidence-based strategies to improve access to appropriate management of Chagas disease in the United States.