Brazil: 11 Chagas disease cases reported in Belém, Linked to consuming açaí

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 At least nine cases of Chagas disease were reported in the Pratinha neighborhood in Belem, informed the Municipal Health Secretariat (Sesma). Confirmation was made by the Evandro Chagas Institute (IEC) and the suspicion is that residents have ingested contaminated acai. All patients report having consumed acai before showing the characteristic signs and symptoms of the [...]

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