Chagas Disease: Celebrating the 115th Anniversary of the Discovery of Trypanosoma cruzi
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitic Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1888
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Interests: genetics and evolution of infectious diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to introduce this Special Issue on Chagas disease, celebrating the 115th anniversary of the discovery of its causative agent. Our knowledge on the disease has made substantial progress in the last 20 years thanks to the impressive development of modern technologies ranging from genomics to megacomputing and artificial intelligence (AI). However, this should not occult the fact that the spread of Chagas disease is chiefly due to socioeconomical factors (poor habitats, sanitary education, access to health systems, etc.). This Special Issue will therefore keep a balance between advanced technology and socioecology. Considering the considerable role played by Latin American scientists, I am very happy to welcome the contribution of many of them in this Special Issue. My hope is that it will constitute a historical landmark in continuing research on this disease, which still poses a considerable public health challenge.
Dr. Michel Tibayrenc
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- parasitology
- genomics
- drug development
- socioeconomical factors
- public health
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