Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 97, Issue 2 , Pages 166-167 , March 2003

Case report: the first parasitologically confirmed autochthonous case of acute chagas disease in Suriname

  • B.F.J. Oostburg

      Affiliations

    • University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname
    • Deceased.
    • ,
  • J.E. Anijs

      Affiliations

    • Academic Hospital, Paramaribo, Suriname
    • ,
  • G.P. Oehlers

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Dr G. P. Oehlers, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Paramaribo, Suriname; phone +59 7 442222 x 359, fax +59 7 440551
    • Academic Hospital, Paramaribo, Suriname
    • ,
  • H.O. Hiwat

      Affiliations

    • University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname
    • ,
  • S.M. Burke-Hermelijn

      Affiliations

    • Academic Hospital, Paramaribo, Suriname

Received 20 June 2002 ,Revised 30 September 2002 ,Accepted 9 October 2002.

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PII: S0035-9203(03)90108-8

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 97, Issue 2 , Pages 166-167 , March 2003

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