World #Chagas Disease Day may have passed, but the disease is here to stay. We must continue advocating for comprehensive surveillance programs that target pediatric patients migrating from all Latin American countries. #PedsID #IDTwitter

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We're excited to introduce the first cohort of the EPI Ambassadors Program! In other words, presenting the next generation of leaders in #research . 🧑‍🔬We select undergrads from six #UF colleges to enhance the #student #research experience.

Learn more🔗: go.ufl.edu/3vxfjw3.

Congrats to Norman Beatty for being selected in the World Health Organization (WHO) 5th #Health for All Film Festival! 👏👏

The film, 'The #KissingBug Doctors of #Florida ,' explores the efforts made by #UF researchers to lead the fight against #Chagas .

#Film4Health category🔗: bit.ly/3U7O817.

#Film4Health Honored to be selected ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ 5th annual Health for All Film Festival #OneHealth #TeamScience FLORIDA ⁦FLORIDAexplore⁩ ⁦FLORIDA_EPI⁩ ⁦FLORIDAMedicine⁩ ⁦FLORIDAWildlife⁩ ⁦UF IFAS FMEL⁩ ⁦UF Mobile Outreach⁩ We are tackling #Chagas ! youtube.com/watch?v=WTdIYO…

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Chagas disease can cause great suffering and death. But it’s also preventable and curable.

On World Chagas Disease Day, World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries to invest in early detection and care, so that people with Chagas disease can live healthy and productive lives.

Happy #WorldChagasDay ! We celebrated as a FLORIDA team by hosting a health fair in farming community in north Florida! Brought a mobile unit and saw some patients for primary care! UF Mobile Outreach positive rapid #Chagas 😳 FLORIDA_EPI FLORIDAatWork FLORIDAMedicine #Chagas is here!! Become #Chagas Champion

Today is #WorldChagasDay .

To eliminate Chagas, we need to end the neglect of people with this parasitic killer disease. Our new Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative film shows how Norman Beatty and his team at @EPI_UF are doing just that. Please watch and share.

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Went to the farm today UF Mobile Outreach Bringing health care to our essential workers in agriculture! UF Medicine UF Health Emerging Pathogens Institute Grateful for our community partner Rural Women’s Health Project #WorldChagasDay is tomorrow!! Become #ChagasChampion

#WorldChagasDay health fair April 14th here in Florida! So excited for this event. Rapid #Chagas testing and other health screenings. #Chagas screening as a routine part of primary care. Grateful for our community partners! Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative Emerging Pathogens Institute UF Health UF Mobile Outreach #Chagas Champion

The MountSinai Pathology, will be hosting a webinar titled 'Genomics in Chagas Disease.' This webinar will cover a broad range of topics, from Triatomine and parasite genomics to clinical diagnostics. Join us for these insightful sessions, starting on April 17, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.

Thank you Norman Beatty for bringing together all these diverse 'Voices of Chagas Disease' today for #WorldChagasDay to show the many faces of this disease: Patients, health-care providers, animal health experts together for a #onehealth approach to end the neglect of #Chagas

Voices of #Chagas Disease at 5pm EST! Patient journey and impacts on families will be our focus. See you soon!
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The Uninvited “Kiss”: When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.… Field research always has a surprise coming your way! Triatoma recurva #kissingbug is a beast. It was enjoyable for me the re-read this. Reminds me of why I am so passionate about #Chagas #beatNTDs

#WorldChagasDay is coming! Today I was invited to talk to a group of local high school students about #Chagas and #HealthEquity Brought my traveling collection #kissingbug Why is #Chagas a neglected disease? Become a #Chagas Champion Bernardo Moreno Peniche Emerging Pathogens Institute daisy hernandez Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative

🗓️10-A | Mañana tenemos nuestro evento online con la OPS/OMS, días antes del #DíaMundialChagas del 14 de abril

Participa de éste y otros eventos a celebrar este mes del #Chagas :
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Sunday 14 April is #WorldChagasDay .

Look out for events happening throughout the month to raise awareness of #Chagas disease and the people affected.

📅 Here's a great roundup from Coalición Chagas, including events with DNDi and partners: coalicionchagas.org/en/-/events-in…

Let's #BeatNTDs ! Four #KissingBugs & #Chagas facts you may not have known:

1. #Florida has the third-highest number of people living with Chagas.

2. About 300,000 people in the U.S. live with Chagas.

3. Kissing bugs are found in 30 U.S. states.

He's known as the #kissingbug doctor.

Less than 2 weeks to go until the launch of our new film on #WorldChagasDay , made with Norman Beatty and Emerging Pathogens Institute about vital efforts to beat the rise of #Chagas in Florida.

Watch the trailer now!

Gator Steps for Lung Disease 5K FLORIDA with FLORIDAMedicine running club students! Fun race! Met Olympic runner Keith Brantley. It got me thinking for next year….Chomp Chagas Disease 5K 🤔 FLORIDAatWork FLORIDA_IDGM FLORIDA_EPI