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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 104, Num. s1, 2009, pp. 3-3
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 104, No. supp 1, July, 2009, pp. 3
FOREWORD
Ricardo
Lourenço de Oliveira, Joseli
Lannes-Vieira
Code Number: oc09084
The present special
issue of the Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz is dedicated to
Chagas disease and Trypanosoma cruzi studies as part of the celebration
of the centennial anniversary of the discovery of American trypanosomiasis by
Carlos Chagas, in 1909, at which time he was a researcher at Instituto Oswaldo
Cruz. Therefore, this outstanding issue was organised to be released in the
month of Carlos Chagas's birthday (July 9th), during the "International Symposium
on the Centennial of the Discovery of Chagas Disease" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
This issue of Memórias
do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz consists of 40 articles written by 158 scientists.
The papers represent a variety of research topics ranging from paleoparasitology,
eco-epidemiology, ultrastructural and cell biology aspects of parasite/host
interactions, proteomics and genomics, immunology, vaccinology and biochemistry,
all the way to studies on clinical management, vector ecology and control programs
as well as public health policies. Thus, this issue brings original contributions
to science, and an outline of the progress of knowledge for both the parasite
and the disease over the past 100 years.
We hope that the
papers published in the present issue give an overview of the diversity and
quality of presentations and discussions that will take place during the Symposium,
reflecting the state-of-the-art of investigations involving a great variety
of topics and contributing significantly to the advancement of knowledge in
Chagas disease research.
Finally, we would
like to express our joy and satisfaction in publishing this special issue of
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz as part of the celebration
of the remarkable discovery by Carlos Chagas.
Copyright 2009 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz
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