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Brown Bag Lunch: Chagas Disease in the Region of the
Americas
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Monday, December 20, 12:00-13:30 hrs at the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA), 200 Promenade du
Portage, Hull, Quebec  (Room to be confirmed).

Chagas disease has a wide distribution in Central and
South America, being found only in the American
Hemisphere. It is endemic in 21 countries, with 16-18
million persons infected and 100 million people at risk.

The Health, Population and Nutrition Network of the
Americas Branch, CIDA cordially invites you to a
presentation on the situation of Chagas disease in the
Americas.

The guest speaker is Dr. Gabriel Schmunis, Coordinator of
the Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO)
Communicable Disease Programme and one of the region's
leading experts in this area.

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