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Endemic Chagas disease began as a neglected disease of poor, rural and forgotten populations. Its spread from Latin America to non-endemic countries is a new worldwide challenge, say José Rodrigues Coura and Pedro Albajar Viñas.

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1. José Rodrigues Coura (MD, PhD) is emeritus professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and head and chairman of the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Ministry of Health, Brazil coura@ioc.fiocruz.br,
   José Rodrigues Coura
2. Pedro Albajar Viñas (MD, PhD) is medical officer and coordinator of the WHO/Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)/Chagas Disease Programme albajarvinasp@who.int,
   Pedro Albajar Viñas

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1. José Rodrigues Coura
2. Pedro Albajar Viñas

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Coura, J., Viñas, P. Chagas disease: a new worldwide challenge.Nature 465 (Suppl 7301), S6–S7 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09221

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