In the clinics where Doctors Without Borders work , they advise parents to have themselves and their children tested whenever they visit a clinic . Chagas is a deadly disease that largely affects people in Latin America . An estimated 16 to 18 million people are infected with Chagas . The disease remains largely unknown , even where infection is rife . In the United States, there have been no reported cases of Chagas since it was first identified in 1976 by Dr. William Schaffner at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee.
Chagas is a deadly disease that largely affects people in Latin America . An estimated 16 to 18 million people are infected with Chagas . The disease remains largely unknown , even where infection is rife . In the United States, there have been no reported cases of Chagas since it was first identified in 1976 by Dr. William Schaffner at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee.