A heartbroken Texas dog owner revealed that her dog was killed by a deadly disease spread by the so-called kissing bug. T ...

I don’t know if I’ll ever get over the fact that I could not keep Ranger safe in my own backyard,” Becky Roche said after her puppy contracted canine Chagas disease ...

Roche said her dog, Ranger, appeared normal the morning he died, eating breakfast before suddenly collapsing and dying in her ...

HOUSTON — A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness that the potentially deadly Chagas disease is becoming more common in the United States. The disease is ...

Health experts are raising awareness about the spread of Chagas disease, a potentially deadly illness transmitted by insects known as "kissing bugs" in the United States. Locally acquired human cases ...

A woman in Texas is warning fellow dog owners after her 6-month-old puppy died of an uncommon, but emerging disease caused by ...

Eastern bloodsucking conenose "kissing bug" (Triatoma sanguisuga) on a leaf. This nocturnal bloodsucker carries and passes the Chagas disease to hosts. Photograph by Brett Hondow, Alamy Stock Photo ...

Known as the silent killer, more than 300,000 people across the U.S. are likely living with a little-known disease, carried by a tiny bug, that has the potential to cause serious long-term illness.

Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), which is harbored by many different wild animals in the Americas, including the ...

A group of researchers aims to have Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, ranked an endemic in the U.S. Researchers from the University of Florida, Texas A&M University, the University ...