Researchers conducted a comprehensive review of Chagas disease in Switzerland. Although typically found in Latin America, Chagas disease affects between 2,000 and 4,000 people in Switzerland. The ...

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 ...

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have successfully tested a faster, more sensitive and reliable way to diagnose Chagas disease, a debilitating parasitic illness that affects ...

HOUSTON — A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness that the potentially deadly Chagas disease is becoming more common in the United States. The disease is ...

Chagas disease, a potentially deadly condition caused by a parasite carried by insects called kissing bugs, should now be considered endemic in the United States, experts say – and without recognition ...

A group of researchers aims to have Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, ranked an endemic in the U.S. Researchers from the University of Florida, Texas A&M University, the University ...

Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose Kissing Bug (Triatoma sanguisuga) on a leaf in Houston, TX. Dangerous biting insect native to the USA, that carries Chagas disease. Once considered an illness confined to ...

Though some researchers believe it should be labeled endemic in the United States, most Americans don’t need to worry about getting sick. By Simar Bajaj Perhaps you’ve seen the “kissing bug” disease ...

Kissing bugs may sound charming, but with one bite, these insects can spread a dangerous parasitic infection: Chagas disease. Affecting more than 7 million people worldwide, mostly in Latin America, ...

Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects about 7 to 8 million people worldwide, mainly in Latin America. The parasite can be transmitted by triatomine bugs, via food, blood ...