BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A recent study from researchers at Texas A&M found that it is not likely Chagas disease is transmitted to people through bats here in Texas. The primary cause of Chagas ...

While Hamer's lab has been studying Chagas disease for years, this recent study came as an unexpected opportunity during ...

If you think you have Chagas disease, you should speak with your doctor about getting tested. We think that people in Texas, especially in Houston, might have exposures to the insect that causes ...

Gabriel Hamer/TAMU If we have kissing bugs aplenty in Texas and some 300,000 people in the U.S. infected, why do so few of us know about Chagas? “It’s a disease of poverty,” says Sheba ...

The types of infections often seen in Texas and Gulf Coast areas include extrapulmonary and latent tuberculosis, strongyloidiasis, Chagas disease, and schistosomiasis. They often go ...

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Texas state tax has pros and cons. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is a bit high, and localities can add 2%. Property taxes in Texas are also on the high end but were recently lowered for ...

"Monkeys in captivity are often exposed to pathogens that can be transmitted to humans, including tuberculosis, Chagas disease, cholera and MRSA," Baker said. The Hong Kong Zoological and ...

Shown here is a kissing bug (specifically in this case Triatoma sanguisuga), the Chagas disease vector--this one was found in Conroe, Texas, and tested positive for the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.