Kissing bugs, also known as triatomine bugs or conenose bugs, are blood-sucking insects that get their nickname from their ...

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

When we think of the world’s most dangerous animals, images of snarling big cats or shark-infested waters often come to mind. Yet the creatures most responsible for human deaths are not lurking in ...

Kissing bugs are insects that may be infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. The disease can be mild, causing swelling and fever, or it can be long lasting.

Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), is considered a neglected disease that affects an estimated 6–7 million people mainly in Latin America countries. Due to increased human ...

The regulation of gene expression in Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is based on post-transcriptional mechanisms. When environmental changes cause translational arrest, ...

Jennifer K. Peterson, University of Delaware assistant professor and medical entomologist, is studying the kissing bug in Delaware over the summer in a study funded by Delaware INBRE. She is setting ...

INTRODUCTION Discovered more than 100 years ago, Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, affects approximately 6 to 7 million people from regions in Latin America, such as Argentina ...

Chagas disease isn’t well-known in America, but it’s been around for thousands of years. A parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) causes it. The disease infects up to 8 million people ...

Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite and cause of Chagas disease, is widely distributed in many vertebrate and triatomine species throughout North, Central, and South America.

Canine Chagas disease, which is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (or T. cruzi), is estimated to be present in 2% to 6% of dogs in the southern U.S.