CHAGAS DISEASE:

• Texas Chagas Taskforce April 2021 Newsletter
• STPRA Webinar: Waging war on the Kissing Bug, and Winning
• How and Who You Can Mail Kissing Bugs to - Texas A&M University, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences Department
• Kissing Bugs and Chagas Disease in the United States - Texas A&M University Agriculture& Life Sciences and Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
• International Chagas Day Press Release - The University of Texas
• Triatomine Bug Submission Form - Baylor College of Medicine / National School of Tropical Medicine - To make the future submission of such bugs with potential human exposure more organized please use the attached submission form.
• Case Report: Evidence of Autochthonous Chagas Disease in Southeastern Texas - Journal Article by Melissa Garcia & Others, Baylor College of Medicine
• Development of Chagas Cardiac Manifestations Among Texas Blood Donors - Journal Article by Melissa Garcia & Others, Baylor College of Medicine
• Trypanosoma cruzi screening in Texas blood donors, 2008–2012 - Journal Article by Melissa Garcia & Others, Baylor College of Medicine
• Chagas Disease in Free-Ranging Wildlife Populations in South Texas - Texas A&M Agrilife Research Extension
• Chagas Disease Transmission Sources and Cardiac Outcomes - PowerPoint by Dr. Melissa Nolan-Garcia - STPRA Chagas Disease Seminar
• Insects in The City: Control Fact Sheet- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
• Chagas Disease in Canines - Brochure from Texas A&M University
• Chagas Disease - PowerPoint by Peter Hotez, MD PhD FAAP
• Developing a Clearer Picture of How Assassin Bugs Evolved - University of California Today
• Identification of Kissing Bug - Texas A&M Agrilife Research Extension
• 'Kissing bugs' spread deadly disease - The Eagle
• New Study Highlights Chagas Disease as a Growing Health and Socio-Economic Challenge - Science Daily
• www.ChagasFound.org: The Chagas Disease Foundation was established to promote the diagnosis, control, prevention, and treatment of Chagas disease.

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE:

• Statement by Susan Kibbe on the Recent Passage of the Farm Bill by Congress - STPRA
• Chronic Wasting Disease Comprehensive Analysis - Alliance for Public Wildlife
• STPRA sends Letter to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and TPWD Commissioners in Support of Adopting the Proposed Permanent Rules on CWD
• Chronic Wasting Disease in Texas 2015-2016 - Dr. Andy Schwartz, Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health Commission

FEVER TICK:

• Fever Ticks Situation Report
• Cattle Fever Ticks & Nilgai - By John Goolsby, PhD, USDA
• Cattle Fever Ticks and Nilgai - John Goolsby, Ph.D., USDA Agricultural Research Service
• January 2017 Cattle Fever Ticks Frequently Asked Questions - by Texas Animal and Human Health
• Fever Tick Inspection, Treatment and Movement Requirements for Native and Exotic Wildlife From Premises Quarantined as Infested, Exposed, Adjacent or Check - brochure by Texas Animal and Human Health
• Video: Hunting in a Cattle Fever Tick Quarantine Area - by Texas Animal and Human Health
• Map: Current Infestations as of November 30, 2016 - by Texas Animal and Human Health
• June 2016 Fever Tick Update - Andy Schwartz, DVM & Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health Commission
• Update On Cameron County Temporary Cattle Fever Tick Preventative Quarantine Area - News Release by TAHC
• Hunting In A Cattle Fever Tick Quarantine Area - Video by Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC)
• Inspection, Treatment, and Movement Requirements for Wildlife and Exotic Animals Capable of Hosting Fever Ticks - Information Sheet by TAHC
• Current Fever Tick Infestations: November 2014 - TAHC
• Current Information on the Fever Tick & Blanket Quarantines in South Texas - PowerPoint by Dr. Dee Ellis (January 2011)