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The Kissing Bug Disease Has Permanently Moved Into the U.S.

The Kissing Bug Disease Has Permanently Moved Into the U.S.
health9/2/2025

Chagas disease is likely endemic throughout the southern half of the country, researchers argue in a new paper.

A dangerous, sometimes deadly, infection spread by kissing bugs is regularly spreading within America. In a recent paper, researchers are claiming that Chagas disease is endemic to parts of the southern U.S. and is probably here to stay. Scientists i... [3857 chars]