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The Silent Killer: More than a bug bite
19 September, 2019
Dr. Roy Madigan was interviewed by News4 San Antonio in an article about T Cruzi.
JAVMA Publishes Vida Pharmacal Paper
1 August, 2019
JAVMA published Dr. Madigan’s investigation of using amiodarone and itraconazole to treat Chagas disease. Check out the August 1 issue of JAVMA.
PAHO Issues New Guide for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chagas Disease
14 January, 2019
To improve detection and management of the disease, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has published a new Guide for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chagas Disease (currently available only in Spanish).
Chagas Disease in Working Dogs Along Texas-Mexico Border
3 November, 2018
Chagas disease, caused by the vector-borne protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is increasingly recognized in the southern U.S. Government-owned working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border could be at heightened risk.
A New Strategy to Undermine Big Pharma’s Price Gouging Actually Worked
7 September, 2017
A little-known disease called Chagas is much more prevalent than Zika. Here’s how advocates fought an uphill battle, and won.
Hunting Hidden Parasites: Trypanosoma cruzi
19 August, 2017
Pathogens are not aware of international borders, including pathogens that cause emerging and neglected tropical diseases. Although Chagas disease is endemic to Latin America, where it affects around 5.7 million people, it is now a disease of global concern mainly because of the movement of human populations. The original article can be found at https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31536-2/fulltext.
The Silent Killer: More than a bug bite
19 September, 2019
Dr. Roy Madigan was interviewed by News4 San Antonio in an article about T Cruzi.
JAVMA Publishes Vida Pharmacal Paper
1 August, 2019
JAVMA published Dr. Madigan’s investigation of using amiodarone and itraconazole to treat Chagas disease. Check out the August 1 issue of JAVMA.
PAHO Issues New Guide for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chagas Disease
14 January, 2019
To improve detection and management of the disease, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has published a new Guide for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chagas Disease (currently available only in Spanish).
Chagas Disease in Working Dogs Along Texas-Mexico Border
3 November, 2018
Chagas disease, caused by the vector-borne protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is increasingly recognized in the southern U.S. Government-owned working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border could be at heightened risk.
A New Strategy to Undermine Big Pharma’s Price Gouging Actually Worked
7 September, 2017
A little-known disease called Chagas is much more prevalent than Zika. Here’s how advocates fought an uphill battle, and won.
Hunting Hidden Parasites: Trypanosoma cruzi
19 August, 2017
Pathogens are not aware of international borders, including pathogens that cause emerging and neglected tropical diseases. Although Chagas disease is endemic to Latin America, where it affects around 5.7 million people, it is now a disease of global concern mainly because of the movement of human populations. The original article can be found at https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31536-2/fulltext.