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High Levels of Chagas Disease Parasite Found in Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border

Researcher(s) Keywords:

  1. Parasitology
  2. Molecular Biology
  3. High Throughout Drug Screening
  4. Epidemiology of Chagas Disease in Texas.
  5. cutaneous leishmaniasis. Community Engament
  6. Chemotherapy of infectious diseases
  7. Chagas Disease
  8. Multi-Omics
  9. Immunology
  10. Biomarker Discovery

Featured Researcher(s):

Maldonado, Rosa
College: Science
Department: Biological Sciences
S. G. Farani, Priscila
College: School of Pharmacy
Department: Pharmacy
High Levels of Chagas Disease Parasite Found in Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border
Date: Jan. 6, 2025



EL PASO, Texas (Jan. 6, 2025) – Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have found unusually high levels of parasitic infection in the insects that transmit Chagas disease in the Borderlands. The bugs were collected near homes and natural areas along the U.S.-Mexico border, raising concerns about the potential for local transmission of the disease in the Southwestern U.S.


Full story: [ Link to University Communications ]