What is the estimated number of people infected with the Chagas disease in Latin America?
The estimated number of people infected with Chagas disease in the 21 Latin American disease enedmic countries is approximately 8 million. The countries with the highest number of infected individuals are Brazil (1.9 million) and Argentina (1.6 million). However, the countries with highest prevalence rates (by any transmission route) are Bolivia (6,75%) and Argentina (4,13%).
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