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. 2014 Oct 30;8(10):e3245.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003245. eCollection 2014 Oct.

Health policies to control Chagas disease transmission in European countries

Ana Requena-Méndez  1 , Pere Albajar-Viñas  2 , Andrea Angheben  3 , Peter Chiodini  4 , Joaquim Gascón  1 , José Muñoz  1 ; Chagas Disease COHEMI Working Group
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Health policies to control Chagas disease transmission in European countries

Ana Requena-Méndez 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. Questionnaire on health policy on T. cruzi infection in EU countries.
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Figure 2. Blood transfusion health policy on T. cruzi infection in EU countries and Switzerland.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Transplantation health policy on T. cruzi infection in EU countries and Switzerland.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Control of congenital transmission of T. cruzi infection in EU countries and Switzerland.
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