Andrea
@andjanlund.bsky.social
Epidemiologist & disease ecologist. Focused on health equity, data modernization and climate change as they relate to vector-borne diseases. Views are my own.
You can read more about T. cruzi and Chagas disease in California here: journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Low risk for locally acquired Chagas disease in California: A review of human cases and triatomine submissions, 2013–2023
The risk of Chagas disease has historically been limited to continental Latin America, though the presence of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi in triatomine vectors across the southern United States has...
journals.plos.org
August 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
You can read more about T. cruzi and Chagas disease in California here: journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
There are several triatomine species in the US, all with different host preferences and tendencies to colonize human homes. Triatomines in California prefer to feed on wood rats, though they may find their way into people's homes. But thankfully they're polite and don't tend to poop on their hosts.
August 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There are several triatomine species in the US, all with different host preferences and tendencies to colonize human homes. Triatomines in California prefer to feed on wood rats, though they may find their way into people's homes. But thankfully they're polite and don't tend to poop on their hosts.
The burden of Chagas disease in the United States is likely underappreciated, but the risk of local transmission is low. In California, we have been paying closer attention to this recently and are finding mostly chronic infections in people who lived in Latin America at some point in their lives.
August 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The burden of Chagas disease in the United States is likely underappreciated, but the risk of local transmission is low. In California, we have been paying closer attention to this recently and are finding mostly chronic infections in people who lived in Latin America at some point in their lives.