title: Discovered by Carlos Chagas in 1909 in Brazil, America trypanosomiasis has scourged vast area of the country.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Pesquisas Ren| Rachou, Funda¿ao Oswaldo Cruz.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Diotaiuti
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004850:Eponyms; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans