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International Meeting on Surveillance and Prevention of Chagas Disease in the Amazon Region

(Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil, 19–22 September 2004)

Implementation of the Intergovernmental Initiative for Surveillance and Control of Chagas Disease in the Amazon Region (AMCHA)

Full-Text Report
(16 pp, PDF, 442 KB; links in the Table of Contents to sections listed in summary to right and to list of participants)

About AMCHA

Other Subregional Initiatives
- INCOSUR (Southern Cone)
- IPCA (Central America)

Maps
- Distribution of Rhodnius prolixus & Triatoma dimidiata
- Geographical Distribution of Triatomines
- Geoepidemiological Spaces

Photo Gallery
- Victims
- At-Risk Housing
- Vectors: Triatoma dimidiata
Rhodnius prolixus
Rhodnius pallescens
Life Cycle, T. dimidiata & R. prolixus
T. infestans
Parasite: Trypanosoma cruzi

Useful Sites/References

PAHO Chagas Page

Official delegates of the Amazon countries, and a panel of specialists in various aspects of research, prevention and control of Chagas disease met at the Leonidas and Maria Deane Research Center, at the Amazon branch of FIOCRUZ, with the Pan American Health Organization as Secretariat, with additional support from the ECLAT-CDIA project of the European Community, Chagas Disease Intervention Activities—European Community (CDIA-EC). The delegates developed a series of recommendations and directives in relation to four main themes:

1. Evaluation of the risks of Chagas disease in the Amazon region.
2. Research necessary for surveillance and prevention of Chagas disease in the Amazon region.
3. Methods of surveillance and prevention of Chagas disease in the Amazon region.
4. Development of a proposal for international cooperation for surveillance and prevention of Chagas disease in the Amazon region (AMCHA).

Organizations Co-Sponsoring the Event with PAHO