New study highlights Chagas disease as a growing health and socio-economic challenge
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 19:30
in Health & Medicine
A new report examines the global economic burden of Chagas disease. In the first study of its kind, researchers measured the health and economic impact of Chagas disease and found that the total economic burden of Chagas disease matches or exceeds that of many more well-known diseases such as rotavirus, Lyme disease and cervical cancer.