A study of almost 5,000 Latin American-born residents of Los Angeles County found that 1.24 percent tested positive for Chagas disease, a parasitic infection that can cause life-threatening heart damage if not treated early. Chagas disease is one of the leading causes of heart failure in Latin America.
The Laboratory for Zoonotic and Viral Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine, working with Harris County Public Health Mosquito & Vector Control, is currently doing a study aimed to identify areas in Houston with T. cruzi positive insect vectors. Further community outreach will allow education of potentially high-risk populations of …
April 14 marks International Chagas Day, which signifies an important awareness day for those living with or concerned about Chagas disease, a chronic disease that is caused a parasitic microorganism, Trypanosoma cruzi, and is transmitted by kissing bugs. Experts at the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of …
B’nai B’rith International has selected Dr. Peter J. Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine, to receive its Distinguished Achievement Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of key community and corporate leaders from around the world.
As one of the most diverse cities in the United States, Houston is a mecca for international trade, travel, food and culture. While this diversity and globalization has had a positive impact on Houston’s economy, it has also created a vulnerability for the Bayou city and the state of Texas …
In the past few weeks, Chagas disease has made headlines with reports of new cases popping up around Texas and — most recently — with controversial pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli gouging prices of a medication commonly used to treat the disease.
SAN ANTONIO -- A bug with a deadly bite is in Texas. Doctors say the kissing bug is a silent killer. "While it's sucking your blood it defecates. In that feces is the parasite," said Dr. Anil Mangla, the Assistant Director for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. That parasite …
Kissing bugs are bringing a disease to many Texas homes - Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that has gone under the radar for many years. In the city of Lubbock, five kissing bugs have been spotted in certain residential areas since Friday.
The first test to screen potential blood donors for a tropical disease that has stealthily infected as many as 100,000 Hispanic immigrants and others gained federal approval Wednesday.
Dogs were dying in their kennels on a ranch in Brooks County, and no one knew why. "We had a half-dozen dogs - Labs, pointers - die: They'd just fall over," Berdon Lawrence said. "Nobody knew what was going on."
