Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their ...

Kissing bugs that carry the parasite for Chagas disease, a potentially serious tropical condition, have established a base in ...

People in Florida are having to worry about a unique disease-carrying insect known as the kissing bug. New research shows ...

Rick, L., et al. (2024) The Unfortunate Abundance of Trypanosoma cruzi in Naturally Infected Dogs and Monkeys Provides Unique Opportunities to Advance Solutions for Chagas Disease.

While many dogs that are exposed do not show any symptoms, Chagas can cause heart disease. The pet may have heart palpitations and, in some instances, develop heart failure.

Fighting Chagas disease in government working dogs. In another project, funded by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the researchers will monitor DHS-owned working dogs that ...

Fighting Chagas Disease In Government Working Dogs. In another project, funded by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases have developed the first test to determine whether ...

Doctors, researchers, and patient advocates say the U.S. could be doing far more to combat Chagas, which causes serious heart disease in an estimated 30% of infected people and can also lead to ...