A group of researchers reported in October 2014 that the Triatomine bug, a reduviid bug living in the United States, can carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease. Is the barber beetle dangerous ...

Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug disease," isn't well-known in the United States, but it's been around for thousands of years. The bug doesn't really kiss you, but it may give you a little ...

A deadly, little-known parasitic infection known as Chagas disease, once considered to only be a threat abroad, may be endemic in the United States, researchers argue in a new study. Chagas disease is ...

“Most people living with Chagas disease are unaware of their diagnosis, often until it’s too late to have effective treatment," an infectious disease expert said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer ...

When Maira Gutiérrez was diagnosed with Chagas disease in 1997, neither she nor her primary care physician had even heard of the malady. She discovered her illness only by chance, after participating ...

Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), which is harbored by many different wild animals in the Americas, including the ...

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A group of researchers, including multiple from Texas, wants Chagas disease to be classified as an endemic disease in the U.S. The researchers published their paper in the September 2025 edition of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shining a spotlight on a disease that could become endemic in the United States, if not already. Chagas disease, or American ...

Endemic Chagas disease began as a neglected disease of poor, rural and forgotten populations. Its spread from Latin America to non-endemic countries is a new worldwide challenge, say José Rodrigues ...

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