About this Research Topic
World Chagas Disease Day takes place on Thursday 14th April 2022, an occasion to raise awareness on this neglected disease. It was first celebrated on April 14, 2020, following the approval and endorsement received by the World Health Assembly at WHO in May 2019.
Chagas disease is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the disease in 1909. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by insect vectors and is found only in the Americas (mainly, in rural areas of Latin America where poverty is widespread). Chagas disease (T. cruzi infection) is also referred to as American trypanosomiasis. This year’s World Chagas Day seeks to give visibility and attention to Chagas disease and to enhance awareness among all, to improve acute and chronic Chagas prevention, control and care, and epidemiological surveillance of cases and active transmission.
It is in this spirit that Frontiers is launching a new article collection to coincide with World Chagas Disease Day. This Research Topic aims to (re)-raise public awareness of Chagas Disease, and to address the health dimension of World Chagas Disease Day. Topics may include, but are by no means limited to:
-molecular pathogenesis of host-pathogen interactions;
- diagnostic advancements using cutting edge technologies;
- modern vaccine development;
-Advances in disease control, prevention, and eradication
Chagas disease is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the disease in 1909. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by insect vectors and is found only in the Americas (mainly, in rural areas of Latin America where poverty is widespread). Chagas disease (T. cruzi infection) is also referred to as American trypanosomiasis. This year’s World Chagas Day seeks to give visibility and attention to Chagas disease and to enhance awareness among all, to improve acute and chronic Chagas prevention, control and care, and epidemiological surveillance of cases and active transmission.
It is in this spirit that Frontiers is launching a new article collection to coincide with World Chagas Disease Day. This Research Topic aims to (re)-raise public awareness of Chagas Disease, and to address the health dimension of World Chagas Disease Day. Topics may include, but are by no means limited to:
-molecular pathogenesis of host-pathogen interactions;
- diagnostic advancements using cutting edge technologies;
- modern vaccine development;
-Advances in disease control, prevention, and eradication
Keywords: chagas disease, world chagas disease day, trypanosoma cruzi, vaccine, diagnosis, pathogenesis, control, prevention, eradication
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