Researchers say Chagas disease should be classified as endemic. But what is it?

A group of researchers, including multiple from Texas, wants Chagas disease to be classified as an endemic disease in the U.S. The researchers published their paper in the September 2025 edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's journal "Emerging Infectious Diseases."
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Researchers highlight rising Chagas disease transmission in Florida and southern states

A study is challenging decades of public health assumptions by calling for Chagas disease to be officially recognized as endemic to the United States.
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This Insect-Borne Disease Was Just Declared Endemic in the U.S., Here's What to Know

A dangerous parasitic illness once confined to Latin America is now considered endemic in the United States. Chagas disease is a potentially deadly condition transmitted by an insect known as the "kissing bug,

‘Silent killer’ parasitic disease spreading across multiple US states, experts warn

"Kissing bugs" transmit Chagas disease through infected feces, causing symptoms like fever and potentially fatal heart problems in 20%-30% of chronic cases.
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