Chagas disease is spreading in the U.S., raising concerns about infected kissing bugs and gaps in diagnosis and screening.

Cause and prevention Chagas is caused by contact with triatomine bugs, known as kissing bugs, carrying the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite. The CDC reports that when the triatomine bugs bite and feed on ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said Chagas disease, also called kissing bug disease, is now endemic in the United States — meaning cases are high enough to be considered a ...

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 ...

Chagas disease, also known as “kissing bug disease,” is now considered endemic in the United States, with the insects that transmit it established in 32 states, according to a new report from the ...

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 ...