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A ‘tropical’ disease is spreading in American wildlife

A ‘tropical’ disease is spreading in American wildlife
health8/8/2025

A researcher was startled to find that half of the Illinois raccoons she sampled tested positive for the parasite that causes Chagas disease.

In the heart of Illinois, while researching wildlife disease, I made a discovery that stunned me: More than half of the raccoons I sampled were infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Most Americans have never heard ... [5778 chars]