Chagas: Preventing congenital transmission by active screening of girls and women of childbearing age
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is shifting its focus towards active screening of girls and women of childbearing age to detect the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative parasite of Chagas disease. Recent evidence demonstrates that diagnosing and treating women of this age group before pregnancy can effectively prevent congenital transmission. "Identifying pregnant women already infected with ["]
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