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Research Initiatives
"The Institute is committed to the development of
sustainable, locally-based programs with active
participation of the people in the communities, that
apply state of the art technology to prevent or
minimize the effects of infectious diseases."
Current Major
TDI Research Initiatives:
 Pilot Chagas
Disease Control Program in Loja Province
Planning,
implementation and evaluation of novel control
strategies to eliminate domiciliary infestation
with triatomines
10 min. streaming video
 Improving
the safety of the blood supply in
Ecuador
External quality control of blood
screening for the Ecuadorian blood bank System,
training of screening lab technicians and
technical assistance
Other projects
Triatomine population biology, Chagas disease
seroprevalence, Trypanosoma cruzi and
T. rangeli strain characterization,
Hepatitis C strain characterization... |
