Although the vector that transmits the parasite (the kissing bug) is endemic in 21 Latin American countries, the parasite has spread globally due to migratory flows.
Fundación MEDINA, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Institut Pasteur Korea have been awarded a grant of EUR 995,000 from “la Caixa” Health Research 2020 program to identify n...
In patients with Chagas Disease, the odds of being infected by the intestinal worm Strongyloides stercoralis increases by two-fold, according to a study led ISGlobal, an institution supported by the
The song is not only a tool for awareness-raising and spreading, it is also a new comprehensive treatment against Chagas disease. Dr. Pere Albajar Viñas, responsible of the Chagas Disease Control Pro...
The XII Workshop on Chagas Disease took place in Casa del Mar, Barcelona, on March 3rd. The event was organized by ISGlobal in collaboration with the Mundo Sano Foundation, and brought together 170 pa...
The authors conclude that patients with chronic T. cruzi infection have a potential hypercoagulable state, regardless of cardiologic or digestive damage
The results from the report should boost our understanding of the transmission of a life-threatening parasite and may lead to the development of innovative insect control methods.