Bedbugs Could Be Potential New Source of Tropical Disease in U.S.
Deadly Chagas disease is now affecting Americans, experts warn
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bedbugs, Chagas Disease, Insect Bites and Stings (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Penn study shows bed bugs can transmit parasite that causes Chagas disease
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A new study from Penn Medicine researchers in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics demonstrated that bed bugs, like the triatomines, can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease, one of the most prevalent and deadly diseases in the Americas. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 17, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Chagas Disease an Emerging, Overlooked Threat in Southern USChagas Disease an Emerging, Overlooked Threat in Southern US
Chagas disease is an emerging public health threat across a broad swath of the southern United States and is largely underdiagnosed and treated. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - November 6, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
'Kissing Bug' Now Spreading Tropical Disease in U.S.
Cases of Chagas disease in Texas may be underestimated, researchers say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Kissing Bug' Now Spreading Tropical Disease in U.S.
Cases of Chagas disease in Texas may be underestimated, researchers say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chagas Disease, Insect Bites and Stings (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New research: Undiagnosed, undertreated Chagas disease emerging as US public health threat
(Burness Communications) Across a broad swath of the southern United States, residents face a tangible but mostly unrecognized risk of contracting Chagas disease -- a stealthy parasitic infection that can lead to severe heart disease and death -- according to new research presented today at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 4, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Diagnosis and Treatment of Chagas Disease in Mexico
Chagas disease is a parasitic illness transmitted by the bite of the vinchuca bug; it is found almost exclusively in the Americas. Without treatment, Chagas can eventually progress to fatally damaging the heart, and the nervous and digestive systems. A neglected disease, many people never learn that they have Chagas. Those who do face onerous treatment - there has been little research and development for better drugs. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - October 6, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Editorial Intern Source Type: news
Chagas disease - inheriting a silent killer
The silent killer of Chagas disease is on the loose (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
VIDEO: Chagas disease, silent ticking bomb
Imagine having a time bomb in your body that could explode during your lifetime or, if you are a woman, be passed to the next generation. This is what Chagas disease is like. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Project aims to turn mobile phones into detectors of disease-spreading insects
(University of Kansas) The Virtual Vector Project already has built an ingenious prototype to recognize species of triatomine bugs that spread Chagas disease, endemic in much of rural Mexico, Central America and South America. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Japanese Global Health Fund awards $33.5 million to develop vaccines, drugs for neglected diseases
(Burness Communications) The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), a new public health partnership that is bringing Japanese know-how and investment to the global fight against infectious diseases, today announced seven grant investments totaling US$15.3 million to speed the development of promising drugs and vaccines to battle three insect-borne diseases -- malaria, dengue and Chagas disease. The announcement marks the GHIT Fund's third round of grant investments since November 2013 -- totaling $33.5 million. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 15, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New drug candidate for Chagas disease tested in patients in Bolivia
(Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative) The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative announced today at the International Congress of Parasitology, the launch of a Phase II drug trial to test fexinidazole, a drug shelved in the 1980s and 'rediscovered' by DNDi nearly a decade ago, for Chagas disease patients. The drug is also being tested in patients in Africa for two other parasitic diseases, sleeping sickness and visceral leishmaniasis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 12, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Chagas Disease in Dogs
Title: Chagas Disease in DogsCategory: Doctor's & Expert's views on SymptomsCreated: 8/6/2014 3:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/6/2014 3:05:08 PM (Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General)
Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General - August 6, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Global Health: New Field Tests May Curb Kissing Bug Disease
Rapid and accurate tests could speed up diagnosis of Chagas disease, which has few symptoms at first but can be fatal. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - July 7, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Europe Doctors Without Borders Chagas Disease Latin America Parasites Tests (Medical) World Health Organization Source Type: news
Global Health: New Field Tests May Curb Kissing Bug Disease
Rapid and accurate tests could speed up diagnosis of Chagas disease, which has few symptoms at first but can be fatal. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Europe Doctors Without Borders Chagas Disease Latin America Parasites Tests (Medical) World Health Organization Source Type: news
