Health experts trying to track the 'kissing bug'

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UNITED STATES, Houston: Insects that bite while you sleep. "Kissing bugs" suck the blood of their prey and pass on a potentially lethal parasite : Chagas disease, now very common in Latin America. They're also found in Texas, where a scientist is trying to track the pest and assess its threat to humans.

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