Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blood-sucking insect known to carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease can be found in Kentucky, and it’s likely more ...

A new article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling attention to an emerging infectious disease. Chagas disease, a potentially life-threatening condition, is primarily spread ...

A kissing big known as an eastern bloodsucking conenose (Triatoma sanguisuga) in Houston, TX Kissing bugs are not the kind of pest or insect most homeowners deal with routinely, but they’re ...

Do not be fooled by their sweet-sounding name - kissing bugs are a menace and have become a real concern in Georgia. Scientifically known as triatomine bugs, these tiny insects carry a parasite that ...

Since 2013, "kissing bugs" have been reported in 31 states, including Florida. While the bugs are here, there have been no reports of people who have contracted Chagas in the United States, but a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Tuesday report in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease also known as ...

Researchers are advocating for Chagas disease, spread by "kissing bugs," to be classified as endemic in the United States. While cases are not federally tracked, kissing bugs have been found in 31 ...

Researchers looking at Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, say the infection should be considered endemic in the United States, but Michigan residents may not have to worry about ...

A group of researchers wants Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, to be ranked as an endemic in the United States. The bug has been reported to Texas A&M University's Kissing Bug ...

Kissing bugs carrying Chagas parasite now found in 32 U.S. states, including Kentucky. Around half of tested kissing bugs carry the parasite; some species reach 70% infection. Conenose bugs in ...

South Carolina is home to its fair share of dangerous insects. From spiders, wasps and rash-causing caterpillars, there are a handful of bugs to look out for. But the Centers for Disease Control and ...