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Chagas disease in the state of Amazonas: history, epidemiological evolution, risks of endemicity and future perspectives. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015;48(Suppl. 1):27-33. References Author contributions Conception and design of the research and acquisition of data: Pereira BVM; analysis and interpretation of the data: Ortiz JV, Ferreira JMBB; statistical analysis: Ortiz JV, Lira EF; obtaining funding: Ferreira JMBB; writing of the manuscript: Ortiz JV, Couceiro KN, Doria SS, Silva PRL; critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content: Ortiz JV, Couceiro KN, Silva e Silva MRH, Doria SS, Silva PRL, Guerra MGVB, Guerra JAO, Ferreira JMBB. Potential Conflict of Interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Sources of Funding This study was funded by FAPEAM - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas. Study Association This study is not associatedwith any thesis or dissertationwork. Ethics approval and consent to participate This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Universidade do Amazonas under the protocol number 923.701. All the procedures in this study were in accordancewith the 1975 Helsinki Declaration, updated in 2013. Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study. 245