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The importance of the multidisciplinary approach to deal with the new epidemiological scenario of Chagas disease (global health)
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There are currently two major factors that have modified the
epidemiology of Chagas disease in the last decades: climate
change and migration flows. In this new scenario, there are new
challenges to control and prevent Trypanosoma cruzi infection in
endemic countries, such as the control of a wider distribution
of triatomine vectors or the reinforcement of vertical
transmission programs. In non-endemic areas, few countries are
aware of the emergence of this new disease and have established
changes in their health systems. To address this new public
health challenge, the priorities should be control programs to
avoid new cases of T. cruzi infection acquired through vertical
transmission, blood transfusion or organ transplant. In both,
endemic and non-endemic areas, the international community and
all the actors involved in Chagas disease must join efforts
mainly in two directions: better management of the infection in
affected individuals and more research to cover the knowledge
gap mainly in physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment.
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PINAZO, Maria-jesus, GASCÓN I BRUSTENGA, Joaquim. The importance of the multidisciplinary approach to deal with the new epidemiological scenario of Chagas disease (global health). _Acta Tropica_. 2015. Vol. 151, núm. 16-20. [consulta: 21 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0001-706X. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/99509]