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The CDC highlights the growing presence of Chagas disease in the U.S., spread by kissing bugs carrying the T. cruzi parasite, with cases identified in 8 states and the potential for the disease to become endemic, prompting calls for increased awareness and management.
World Chagas Disease Day 2023 aims to raise awareness about the disease, which affects 6-7 million people worldwide and causes 12,000 deaths annually. The theme for 2023 is "Time to integrate Chagas disease into primary health care" to address low detection rates and barriers to healthcare access. Chagas disease is prevalent among poor populations in Latin America but is increasingly being detected in other countries and continents. It is often a "silent and silenced disease" with no or mild symptoms. Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite T. cruzi.