World Chagas Disease Day
World Chagas Disease Day is held on April 14. This event in the second decade of the month April is annual. 
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Less than 10% of those infected with Chagas disease are diagnosed in a timely manner and receive treatment.
World Chagas Disease Day is celebrated on April 14 to raise awareness of this neglected disease. It was celebrated for the first time on April 14, 2020, following approval and endorsement received by the World Health Assembly at WHO in May 2019.
Chagas disease is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the disease in 1909. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by insect vectors and is found only in the Americas (mainly, in rural areas of Latin America where poverty is widespread).
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