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Case Reports
. 2014 Jun 5;8(6):e2801.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002801. eCollection 2014 Jun.

Hyperendemic Chagas disease and the unmet need for pacemakers in the Bolivian Chaco

Eva H Clark  1 , Jackie Sherbuk  2 , Emi Okamoto  2 , Malasa Jois  3 , Gerson Galdos-Cardenas  4 , Julio Vela-Guerra  5 , Gilberto Silvio Menacho-Mendez  6 , Ricardo W Bozo-Gutierrez  7 , Antonio B Fernandez  8 , Thomas C Crawford  9 , Rony Colanzi  4 , Robert H Gilman  10 , Caryn Bern  11 ; Working Group on Chagas Disease in Bolivia and Peru
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Case Reports

Hyperendemic Chagas disease and the unmet need for pacemakers in the Bolivian Chaco

Eva H Clark et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Photograph of BMO and her youngest child.
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