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News and Articles on Kissing Bug
Eisai and DNDi Enter Collaboration and License Agreement to Develop New Drug for Chagas Disease Sep 30, 2009
Transmitted by the bite of the kissing bug or vinchuca, Chagas disease is a public health problem particularly in the poor areas of Latin America and the Caribbean ... Chagas disease is primarily transmitted by large, blood-sucking reduviid insects widely known as "the kissing bug", Chagas disease is endemic in 21 countries across Latin America, with an average of 14,000 deaths per year, Chagas disease kills more people in the region each year than any other parasite-born disease, including... (JCN Network, Japan)
Students go on summer field study Sep 18, 2009
Johnathan Kurtz, A'09, searches for kissing bugs during the biology department's field study in Guatemala in June ... Patricia Dorn, a professor of biological science, led several of her students on a ten- day tropical field study in Guatemala in June, studying kissing bugs and their role in spreading Chagas disease ... Kissing bugs are the main transmitters of Chagas disease to humans, which is the leading cause of heart disease, and by far the most serious parasitic disease, in terms of... (The Maroon, LA)
It's a Small World -- Watch Out for New Diseases Feb 8, 2009
Very common in South and Central America, this disease is most often transferred by the reduviid insect, commonly known as the "kissing bug." Named for its propensity to bite people's faces, the kissing bug is a nocturnal insect that lives in thatched roofs and cracked walls. Because kissing bugs come out at night, it's important for travelers to South and Central America to use insect repellant and treated bed nets if they are not staying in well-constructed, air-conditioned hotels. (Pekin Times, IL)
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