Update of American Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis Control and Research: Final Report
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[Introduction]. The meeting was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 6 and 7 November 2007, organized by the Communicable Disease Research Program, Communicable Disease Unit, Health Surveillance & Disease Management Area of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, and the Pediatrics Society of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The objective of the meeting was to set up an information platform about control and research gaps of American Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis in order to establish a road map for the academia and control programs. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6–7 November 2007). Organizers: Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and Brasil, Sociedade de Pediatria do Estado de Rio de Janeiro (SOPERJ).
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