The day was chilly, but when the graduate student ... blood-sucking triatomine bug transmits the parasite that causes Chagas disease. The insect is active at night, searching for a meal—and ...

Chagas disease is an infection with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Animals and people normally get Chagas disease by contact with insect vectors found throughout the American continents (mainly, in ...

Rapid tests could be used to diagnose Chagas disease in resource-limited areas, according to a study led by the Barcelona ...

PAHO said leprosy, dengue, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis ... World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is observed on January 30. This year’s theme, “Acting Together. Putting Communities at ...

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, finds its roots in the intricate web of transmission ...

Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi), transmitted by triatomines (kissing bugs), affects by some estimates as many as 9-10 million people around the world. In total, ...

Rapid tests could be used to diagnose Chagas disease in resource-limited areas. The results of this research show that the prevalence of Chagas in an indigenous community in Paraguay is six times ...