| urban transmission of chagas disease in cochabamba, bolivia. | chagas disease is a major public health problem in bolivia. in the city of cochabamba, 58% of the population lives in peripheral urban districts ("popular zones") where the infection prevalence is extremely high. from 1995 to 1999, we studied the demographics of chagas infections in children from five to 13 years old (n = 2218) from the south zone (sz) and north zone (nz) districts, which differ in social, environmental, and agricultural conditions. information gathered from these districts demo ... | 2008 | 18797753 |
| chagas disease in an area of recent occupation in cochabamba, bolivia. | a descriptive, entomological and seroepidemiological study on chagas disease was conducted in a place of recent occupation on the outskirts of cochabamba, bolivia: avaroa/primer de mayo (population:3,000), where the socio-economic level is low and no control measures have been made available. | 1999 | 10456995 |