Health experts trying to track the 'kissing bug'

By AFP Published: 2012-06-24T02:40:00+04:00

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.