UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs, are the primary vector for Chagas disease, a major public health concern in Central and South America and even the southern United States.

Officials are sounding the alarm on an emerging disease spreading throughout the United States that is caused by the kissing bug, an insect known for biting people near the lips. The insect, native to ...

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CRISPR-directed gene edition events in the yellow locus. Credit: The CRISPR Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.0076 Kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs, are the primary vector for Chagas disease, a ...