Abstract

In Chagas Disease: History of a Continent's Scourge, François Delaporte offers a thorough historical account of the discovery of American trypanosomiasis—ie, Chagas disease. He reflects on the scientific methods and politics underlying Carlos Chagas's discovery of Trypanosoma cruzi and the decades of challenge, experimentation, and reinvention that ensued before Chagas disease was ultimately defined.

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