Health Policies to Control Chagas Disease Transmission in European Countries
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1 Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clı́nic-Universitat de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain, 2 Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 3 Centre for Tropical Diseases (CTD), Sacro Cuore Hospital, Verona, Italy, 4 Hospital for Tropical Diseases London UK National Institute for Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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