Since 2013, "kissing bugs" have been reported in 31 states. In eight of these states, humans were reported to have locally-contracted Chagas disease.

A group of researchers is looking for Chagas disease , also known as "kissing bug" disease, to be ranked as an endemic in the United States.

In a recently published study, researchers from the University of Florida, Texas A&M University, the University of California and the Texas Department of State Health Services argue that Chagas disease, a parasitic condition transmitted by the blood-sucking "kissing bug," has a high enough presence in the U.S. to be considered endemic, a regularly occurring disease.

Since 2013, Texas A&M University's Kissing Bug Community Science program has received reports of about 10,000 "kissing bugs" in 31 stat

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