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Misdiagnosing Legionellosis and Legionnaires Disease Can Be Fatal. But Why Is It Still Common?

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So much so that even the World Health Organization or WHO states, “Since many countries lack appropriate methods of diagnosing the infection or sufficient surveillance systems, the rate of occurrence is unknown. Baker-Goering, “Economic Burden of Legionnaires’ Disease, United States, 2014,” Emerg Infect Dis.,

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Chagas Disease

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Recently, a new surveillance system has been implemented in some countries where malaria is also endemic; microscopy technicians have been trained to identify T. In China , blood donors are not currently screened for Chagas disease. cruzi in malaria films (18). References (1) D. 1225-1227, 2016. Available: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0213