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Bolivia research

Published infectious-disease research classified with a high-confidence geographic relationship to Bolivia.

Published evidence: 1
Diseases: 1
Countries: 1
Topics: 3

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1 publication

Peer reviewedOpen accessChagas diseaseTransmission dynamics Diagnostics Treatment

DOI 10.1016/s2666-5247(24)00110-1 ↗

Evaluation and validation of a PrintrLab-based LAMP assay to identify Trypanosoma cruzi in newborns in Bolivia: a proof-of-concept study

Lizeth Rojas Panozo, Silvia Rivera Nina, Diana P Wehrendt +15 more

The Lancet MicrobeSep 1, 2024

Open article ↗Chagas disease surveillance →

Type: Journal article
Scope: Bolivia

Why it matters nowThe authors framed early detection and treatment of congenital Chagas disease in mothers and newborns as a public health priority and suggested that, if validated more broadly, the simpler PrintrLab-LAMP workflow could support decentralised diagnostic access.