The Chagas Disease Foundation

Chagas disease is a debilitating and often fatal disease resulting from infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The infection affects up to 20 million people in Mexico, Central America, and South America, making Chagas disease the highest impact infectious disease in Latin America. In addition to being a disease of poverty, Chagas disease is also poverty-promoting in striking hardest in young adults. Chagas disease has recently gained some notoriety in the United States due to both endogenous ("home-grown") and imported cases, prompting concern about the safety of blood and organ/tissue donations. Although 2009 marks the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of Chagas disease, the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this infection are all highly inadequate. The battle against Chagas disease begins with information and education. More about Chagas Disease

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Trypanosoma cruzi in the Southeastern United States
Berry College
Mount Berry, United States

Our research examines the distribution and transmission dynamics of endemic T. cruzi cycles in sylvatic and peri-domestic sites in the southeastern United States, with special attention to the ecological factors which facilitate introduction of the parasite into domestic settings.

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News

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY CHAGAS OUTBREAK JUST A RUMOR - LoveFM

Scottish medical charity and international drug consortium form partnership - EurekAlert (press release)

Disease strikes Argentina's indigenous communities - indiablooms

`Cubans immune to dozens of diseases` - Zee News

Earnings Preview: Abbott Laboratories - Seeking Alpha

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Recent Studies

Evolutionary Insights from Bat Trypanosomes: Morphological, Developmental and Phylogenetic Evidence of a New Species, Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) erneyi sp. nov., in African Bats Closely Related to Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi and Allied Species.
Lima L, Silva FM, Neves L, Attias M, Takata CS, Campaner M, de Souza W, Hamilton PB, Teixeira MM

[Chagas screening in pregnant Latin-American women. Experience in Poniente Almeriense (Almeria, Spain).]
Muñoz-Vilches MJ, Salas J, Cabezas T, Metz D, Vázquez J, Soriano MJ

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