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Comment
. 2012;6(10):e1861.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001861. Epub 2012 Oct 25.

Is Chagas disease really the "new HIV/AIDS of the Americas"?

Rick L Tarleton  1 , James W Curran
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Comment

Is Chagas disease really the "new HIV/AIDS of the Americas"?

Rick L Tarleton et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Comment on

  • Chagas disease: "the new HIV/AIDS of the Americas".
    Hotez PJ, Dumonteil E, Woc-Colburn L, Serpa JA, Bezek S, Edwards MS, Hallmark CJ, Musselwhite LW, Flink BJ, Bottazzi ME. Hotez PJ, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012;6(5):e1498. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001498. Epub 2012 May 29. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012. PMID: 22666504 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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