Parasite persistence in the aetiology of Chagas disease.

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Published in Int J Parasitol on May 01, 2001

Authors

R L Tarleton1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cellular Biology and Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, GA, USA. tarleton@cb.uga.edu

Associated clinical trials:

New Therapies and Biomarkers for Chagas Infection (TESEO) | NCT03981523

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