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Volume 32, Number 5—May 2026

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Evidence Lacking for Endemic Chagas Disease in the United States (Response)

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In Response: We thank Cantey et al. (1) for their work and acknowledge our shared perspective that T. cruzi is endemic in the United States, locally acquired human cases are occurring, and awareness for Chagas disease in the United States must be raised.

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Norman L. Beatty, Gabriel L. Hamer, Bernardo Moreno-Peniche, Bonny Mayes, and Sarah A. HamerComments to Author 
Author affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA (N.L. Beatty); Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville (N.L. Beatty); Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA (G.L. Hamer); University of California, Berkeley, California, USA (B. Moreno-Peniche); Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, USA (B. Mayes); Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, College Station (S.A. Hamer)

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  1. Cantey  PT, Hast  M, Chancey  RJ, Mongomery  SP. Evidence Lacking for Endemic Chagas Disease in the United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2026;32:XXX–XXX.
  2. Cantey  PT, Hast  M, Chancey  RJ, Mongomery  SP. Evidence Lacking for Endemic Chagas Disease in the United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2026;32:XXX–XXX.

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Suggested citation for this article: Beatty NL, Hamer GL, Moreno-Peniche B, Mayes B, Hamer SA. Evidence Lacking for Endemic Chagas Disease in the United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2026 May [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3205.260617

DOI: 10.3201/eid3205.260617

Original Publication Date: May 01, 2026

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