A systematic review of historical and current trends in Chagas disease.
Sandra-Georgina Solano-GálvezRodolfo García-Rodríguez-AranaAlejandro Ortiz-HernándezMariana Álvarez-SánchezMeng WuRojelio MejiaLuis-Alberto Martínez-JuárezAlejandra MontoyaHéctor Gallardo-RincónRosalino Vázquez-LópezAna-María Fernández-PresasPublished in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2021)
CD is a parasitic disease endemic to Latin America, with increasing importance due to human and vector migration. In this review, we report reasons for delays in diagnosis and treatment, and trends in medical practices. Community awareness must be increased to improve CD's diagnoses; health professionals should be appropriately trained to detect and treat infected individuals. Furthermore, public health policies are needed to increase the availability of screening and diagnostic tools, trypanocidal drugs, and, eventually, vaccines.