Triatomine insects, better known as “kissing bugs," can spread Chagas disease, an illness that can cause long-term health ...

Missouri is one of eight states in the country where a human has been diagnosed with Chagas disease, a parasitic infection spread by bugs. Scientists are now calling on health authorities to declare ...

The report, originally published last month for the September issue of the CDC's Emerging Infectious diseases journal, notes ...

The kissing bug spreads Chagas disease, which is not new to the United States. The bug is known to be in the south, including ...

The kissing bug, also known as the assassin bug, is now found in over 30 states, including Georgia and South Carolina.

In the past decade, humans reported contracting Chagas disease from 'kissing bugs' in eight states, including Tennessee.